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