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.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) yes, they sprout (c) no, never (d) they melt
- 5.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 6.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) cotton wool (d) yeast
- 8.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 9.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 10.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 13.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) wash your hands (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 18.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a magnet (c) a few days (d) water
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 23.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the kind of seeds
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a few days
- 26.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 27.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔮 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
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
- 30.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the air (c) food stored in the seed (d) the sunlight only
- 31.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) salt (c) air (d) water
- 32.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 35.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) a balloon
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) sunlight
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) a few days (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
Answer key
- True
- False
- not needed
- yes, they sprout
- not needed to sprout
- needed
- cotton wool
- does not sprout
- does not sprout
- needed to sprout
- we change it
- yeast
- wash your hands
- wet or dry cotton
- yeast
- we measure it
- sprouts
- True
- turmeric powder
- False
- a magnet
- we keep it the same
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- a mirror
- wet seeds by a window
- True
- they do not sprout
- a small bowl
- food stored in the seed
- salt
- needed
- sugar
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- not needed
- a balloon
- a balloon
- sunlight
- a few days
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