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