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