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.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 2.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 3.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 5.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) sugar
- 10.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 17.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
- 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 20.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 24.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 28.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
- 29.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) pollination (c) evaporation (d) condensation
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 32.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 35.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 36.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds by a window (d) boiled seeds
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton
- 39.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- boiled seeds
- we keep it the same
- False
- needed to sprout
- False
- soil
- sprouts
- yeast
- water
- True
- True
- sprouts
- True
- False
- the same bowls
- a battery cell
- never put seeds in mouth
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- needed to sprout
- we change it
- False
- True
- False
- not needed
- we measure it
- not needed to sprout
- warmth
- needed
- germination
- moong seeds
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- needed to sprout
- False
- wet seeds by a window
- the kind of seeds
- False
- not needed
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