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