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