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