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