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