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