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