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