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: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 3.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a mirror (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) water
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 13.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) condensation (c) germination (d) pollination
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 17.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) sugar (d) air
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
- 21.🔮 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
- 22.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) dark green (c) pale yellow (d) bright red
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) air (c) water (d) warmth
- 30.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 32.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) salt (d) warmth
- 34.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) warmth
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no water (c) they are too wet (d) they have no soil
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) a balloon
Answer key
- True
- we keep it the same
- they do not sprout
- wet seeds by a window
- sprouts
- True
- the same bowls
- we change it
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- a magnet
- False
- germination
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- air
- True
- True
- air
- water
- yes, they sprout
- not needed to sprout
- True
- pale yellow
- sprouts
- True
- False
- needed
- soil
- False
- needed to sprout
- True
- salt
- False
- False
- warmth
- False
- they have no water
- moong seeds
- a balloon
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