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 “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 2.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 3.⚖️ 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 kind of seeds (d) the same place
- 4.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 5.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 7.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no soil (b) they have no water (c) they have no salt (d) they are too wet
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) air (c) sunlight (d) sugar
- 12.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 15.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a fruit (b) a tiny root (c) a thorn (d) a flower
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 20.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) salt (d) soil
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 27.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) soil (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) cotton wool (d) yeast
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) lick your fingers
- 37.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a balloon (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- we measure it
- needed to sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- seeds on dry cotton
- True
- False
- not needed
- they have no water
- air
- False
- needed to sprout
- turmeric powder
- False
- a tiny root
- we keep it the same
- False
- sprouts
- seeds on wet cotton
- the same bowls
- False
- not needed
- warmth
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- needed
- the same place
- water
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- cotton wool
- moong seeds
- we keep it the same
- True
- wash your hands
- False
- needed to sprout
- a balloon
- False
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