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