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: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 3.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) pollination (d) germination
- 13.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) rub your eyes (c) skip washing (d) lick your fingers
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) sugar
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) water (d) a mirror
- 18.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) yeast (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 23.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 24.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 26.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 35.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) blue (c) bright red (d) pale yellow
- 36.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) soil
- 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) cotton wool (c) a magnet (d) a few days
Answer key
- True
- needed to sprout
- seeds on wet cotton
- wet seeds in the dark
- a mirror
- True
- turmeric powder
- water
- a magnet
- does not sprout
- the number of seeds
- germination
- False
- wash your hands
- we keep it the same
- sugar
- a mirror
- False
- False
- yeast
- we measure it
- water
- not needed to sprout
- True
- warmth
- True
- False
- True
- sprouts
- False
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- needed to sprout
- pale yellow
- False
- soil
- False
- True
- a magnet
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