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