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