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