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