Seed Germination Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Water, air, warmth): 1. Put cotton wool in two bowls; wet one and leave the other dry. 2. Place 10 moong seeds on each. 3. Keep both bowls in the same warm place and keep the wet cotton damp. 4. Count the sprouted seeds every day, and wash your hands.
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- 1.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) turmeric powder (d) cotton wool
- 3.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) the sunlight only (d) food stored in the seed
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 5.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 6.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) eat a few to check (d) throw them at friends
- 8.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 9.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a few days
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of seeds (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 13.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) sunlight
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) moong seeds (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 20.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 22.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) soil (c) salt (d) sugar
- 23.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 24.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) water (d) sunlight
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 26.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 27.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) salt
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 32.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 33.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) yeast (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 39.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sunlight
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) cotton wool
Answer key
- False
- turmeric powder
- food stored in the seed
- soil
- True
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- False
- a few days
- wet or dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- True
- we keep it the same
- sunlight
- sprouts
- seeds on wet cotton
- moong seeds
- needed
- not needed to sprout
- warmth
- needed to sprout
- water
- yeast
- wet seeds by a window
- needed to sprout
- salt
- False
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- wash your hands
- True
- does not sprout
- a small bowl
- not needed
- True
- yeast
- sunlight
- a balloon
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