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? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) moong seeds
- 4.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) salt (c) warmth (d) air
- 8.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) soil (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) cotton wool
- 14.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) soil (c) warmth (d) air
- 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a mirror (d) a few days
- 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) rub your eyes (d) wash your hands
- 19.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a flower
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout (d) wet or dry cotton
- 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) yeast (c) water (d) a few days
- 24.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 25.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 27.True or false: yeast is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they are too wet (c) they have no soil (d) they have no water
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) soil
- 32.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 34.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) air (d) warmth
- 35.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) water (c) warmth (d) air
- 37.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 39.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- False
- a magnet
- sprouts
- not needed
- False
- salt
- True
- water
- does not sprout
- True
- not needed to sprout
- a battery cell
- soil
- a mirror
- not needed
- False
- wash your hands
- a tiny root
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- needed
- yeast
- needed to sprout
- True
- boiled seeds
- True
- True
- they have no water
- the number of seeds
- soil
- needed to sprout
- a balloon
- sunlight
- False
- salt
- needed
- we measure it
- True
- we change it
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