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: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) water (d) a mirror
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) air
- 6.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) turmeric powder
- 9.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 10.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 15.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) sugar
- 18.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 22.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 25.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 27.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a few days
- 32.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) blue (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 35.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) water
- 37.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the sunlight only (b) food stored in the seed (c) the air (d) the cotton wool
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) a mirror
Answer key
- True
- needed to sprout
- water
- sunlight
- sugar
- not needed
- a magnet
- turmeric powder
- boiled seeds
- False
- wash your hands
- True
- False
- the same bowls
- False
- not needed
- air
- needed
- False
- needed
- water
- needed
- seeds in the freezer
- warmth
- not needed to sprout
- soil
- warmth
- True
- True
- sprouts
- a few days
- pale yellow
- sprouts
- cotton wool
- sprouts
- a balloon
- True
- food stored in the seed
- yeast
- a mirror
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