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