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: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same bowls (c) how many seeds sprout
- 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) a battery cell
- 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) salt (c) soil (d) sugar
- 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 10.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 12.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) a small bowl
- 15.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they sprout faster (c) they glow (d) they grow fruit
- 24.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) water (c) air (d) warmth
- 25.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) water (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 33.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the kind of seeds (d) the same bowls
- 35.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) moong seeds
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) soil
- 40.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) salt (d) water
Answer key
- True
- the same bowls
- not needed
- a battery cell
- not needed
- False
- air
- False
- needed to sprout
- needed
- seeds on dry cotton
- True
- warmth
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- True
- needed
- False
- True
- True
- False
- they do not sprout
- salt
- sugar
- we measure it
- sprouts
- not needed
- True
- cotton wool
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
- not needed to sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- pale yellow
- wet seeds by a window
- moong seeds
- we keep it the same
- soil
- water
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