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? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) water (c) a few days (d) a magnet
- 5.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they grow fruit (c) they glow (d) they sprout faster
- 7.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 9.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 12.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the number of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton
- 14.🌱 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
- 15.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) yeast
- 17.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) air (d) soil
- 21.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) water
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) sunlight (c) air (d) water
- 23.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same place (d) the number of seeds
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 26.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔮 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
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) moong seeds (d) a mirror
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 31.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the kind of seeds (d) the number of seeds
- 33.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) eat a few to check (b) feed them to pets (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 34.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds by a window
- 35.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 39.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 40.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- does not sprout
- turmeric powder
- a magnet
- True
- they do not sprout
- False
- a magnet
- seeds in the freezer
- True
- seeds on wet cotton
- needed to sprout
- the number of seeds
- wet seeds in the dark
- does not sprout
- yeast
- False
- False
- a balloon
- air
- water
- sunlight
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- we keep it the same
- True
- yes, they sprout
- sprouts
- a mirror
- turmeric powder
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- never put seeds in mouth
- wet seeds by a window
- True
- not needed
- True
- True
- germination
- True
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