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