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: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) salt (d) air
- 3.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 4.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) air (d) water
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 12.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) yes, they sprout (c) they turn to stones (d) no, never
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 18.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they do not sprout (c) they sprout faster (d) they grow fruit
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) water
- 20.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the sunlight only (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 22.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) a small bowl
- 28.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 30.🔮 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
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) the kind of seeds
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same bowls (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 38.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) soil (d) salt
- 40.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
Answer key
- False
- salt
- does not sprout
- False
- needed
- does not sprout
- sugar
- we change it
- not needed
- False
- sunlight
- True
- germination
- False
- yes, they sprout
- moong seeds
- we keep it the same
- they do not sprout
- sugar
- food stored in the seed
- a magnet
- True
- True
- False
- warmth
- True
- yeast
- wet seeds in the dark
- sprouts
- pale yellow
- how many seeds sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- the number of seeds
- False
- air
- boiled seeds
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