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