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.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 2.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 4.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) water (d) air
- 6.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a few days (d) a magnet
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 14.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 15.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 16.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 22.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔮 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
- 24.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 27.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) air (d) warmth
- 28.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a mirror
- 31.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no soil (c) they have no water (d) they are too wet
- 33.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 34.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) soil (c) warmth (d) air
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) a few days
- 36.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
- 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) skip washing (c) rub your eyes (d) wash your hands
- 40.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
Answer key
- does not sprout
- False
- sprouts
- False
- sugar
- False
- False
- needed to sprout
- a few days
- we change it
- a small bowl
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- wet seeds in the dark
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- salt
- we measure it
- warmth
- False
- yes, they sprout
- True
- needed
- boiled seeds
- sunlight
- True
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- False
- they have no water
- seeds on wet cotton
- soil
- a balloon
- not needed to sprout
- moong seeds
- not needed
- wash your hands
- needed to sprout
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