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