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