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 not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) water
- 5.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 7.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 9.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 12.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 13.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they are too wet (c) they have no salt (d) they have no soil
- 15.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 16.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) no, never (b) they turn to stones (c) they melt (d) yes, they sprout
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 18.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 22.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 23.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 25.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 26.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 30.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) throw them at friends (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) feed them to pets
- 31.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) blue
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) wet or dry cotton
- 35.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
Answer key
- True
- False
- does not sprout
- water
- False
- the same bowls
- wet seeds in the dark
- we change it
- True
- False
- sprouts
- wash your hands
- False
- they have no water
- seeds on dry cotton
- yes, they sprout
- a balloon
- False
- needed
- False
- yeast
- boiled seeds
- False
- sprouts
- wet seeds by a window
- seeds on wet cotton
- we keep it the same
- does not sprout
- yeast
- never put seeds in mouth
- pale yellow
- a magnet
- sunlight
- how many seeds sprout
- False
- moong seeds
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- seeds in the freezer
- the kind of seeds
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