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