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