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