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