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: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 3.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 4.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) a balloon (d) water
- 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: a small bowl is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) sugar (d) salt
- 11.🔮 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
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a few days (d) yeast
- 13.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 15.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same place (c) the same bowls (d) the number of seeds
- 23.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🛟 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) feed them to pets (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 27.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) warmth (d) water
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) sugar (d) water
- 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a few days (d) a battery cell
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 36.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they sprout faster (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
Answer key
- False
- water
- seeds on wet cotton
- False
- a balloon
- True
- False
- warmth
- turmeric powder
- water
- yes, they sprout
- a few days
- False
- sprouts
- True
- False
- water
- False
- salt
- we keep it the same
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- never put seeds in mouth
- we keep it the same
- a small bowl
- soil
- True
- False
- sugar
- False
- a battery cell
- the kind of seeds
- False
- a mirror
- True
- sprouts
- False
- they do not sprout
- a mirror
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