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 few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 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.⚖️ 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
- 6.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the number of seeds (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 9.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) air
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) a small bowl
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) water (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 13.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 14.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 15.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 16.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) salt (c) soil (d) sugar
- 23.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) skip washing (c) wash your hands (d) lick your fingers
- 25.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 27.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 28.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 29.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 30.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a few days
- 33.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 34.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) air (d) sugar
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) water (d) salt
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) water (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
- 38.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- yes, they sprout
- we change it
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- turmeric powder
- False
- air
- a mirror
- a balloon
- sprouts
- needed to sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- False
- True
- not needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- warmth
- False
- wash your hands
- wet seeds in the dark
- we measure it
- seeds in the freezer
- needed to sprout
- boiled seeds
- does not sprout
- False
- a magnet
- sugar
- True
- sugar
- water
- yeast
- False
- a battery cell
- False
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