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