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