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.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 5.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) air
- 7.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a few days (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) moong seeds
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) yes, they sprout (b) they turn to stones (c) no, never (d) they melt
- 14.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 19.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) rub your eyes (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
- 20.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 22.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) salt (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) water
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sunlight (d) water
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 28.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a fruit (c) a flower (d) a thorn
- 30.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
- 34.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 36.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 37.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) water
- 39.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the sunlight only (c) the cotton wool (d) food stored in the seed
Answer key
- needed
- True
- False
- not needed to sprout
- does not sprout
- sugar
- False
- False
- not needed
- a few days
- a mirror
- we measure it
- yes, they sprout
- sprouts
- False
- True
- seeds on dry cotton
- yeast
- wash your hands
- needed to sprout
- a balloon
- True
- True
- air
- a balloon
- water
- we keep it the same
- True
- a tiny root
- boiled seeds
- True
- we keep it the same
- cotton wool
- False
- does not sprout
- not needed to sprout
- does not sprout
- water
- True
- food stored in the seed
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