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: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a flower
- 3.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) water (c) yeast (d) a balloon
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) yeast
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) a mirror (d) a small bowl
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 10.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) salt
- 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) a few days
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) water (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.⚖️ 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 place
- 21.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) blue (d) bright red
- 22.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) skip washing (c) lick your fingers (d) rub your eyes
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) salt (c) sugar (d) air
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) water
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 27.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sugar (d) air
- 28.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) soil
- 31.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 32.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 33.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 36.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 37.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 38.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 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.🛟 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
Answer key
- True
- a tiny root
- False
- we keep it the same
- water
- yeast
- we change it
- a mirror
- sprouts
- needed
- False
- salt
- False
- a magnet
- water
- False
- True
- boiled seeds
- sprouts
- the same place
- pale yellow
- wash your hands
- air
- a mirror
- False
- we measure it
- sugar
- True
- False
- soil
- not needed to sprout
- needed
- needed to sprout
- moong seeds
- the number of seeds
- needed to sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- they do not sprout
- we keep it the same
- never put seeds in mouth
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