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