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 battery cell is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 3.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 6.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 10.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) air
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) a few days
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 13.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) a few days (d) water
- 15.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they grow fruit (b) they do not sprout (c) they sprout faster (d) they glow
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a mirror (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 17.🛟 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
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sugar (c) air (d) warmth
- 19.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 21.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) evaporation (b) pollination (c) germination (d) condensation
- 22.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds in the freezer
- 23.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) soil
- 24.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 26.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) yeast
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 29.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 30.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no water (b) they have no soil (c) they are too wet (d) they have no salt
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) cotton wool (d) yeast
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 34.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 35.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a few days (d) a balloon
- 39.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) they melt (c) no, never (d) yes, they sprout
Answer key
- True
- we measure it
- sprouts
- True
- not needed to sprout
- True
- False
- False
- turmeric powder
- air
- a magnet
- a small bowl
- True
- a battery cell
- they do not sprout
- a mirror
- never put seeds in mouth
- sugar
- True
- sprouts
- germination
- wet seeds by a window
- warmth
- needed
- True
- False
- yeast
- moong seeds
- not needed to sprout
- False
- they have no water
- cotton wool
- does not sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- False
- seeds in the freezer
- a few days
- False
- yes, they sprout
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