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