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 is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) sunlight (c) water (d) soil
- 2.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) salt
- 4.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) the same bowls (d) how many seeds sprout
- 6.🔮 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
- 7.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) food stored in the seed (b) the air (c) the sunlight only (d) the cotton wool
- 8.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) water (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 10.🌱 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
- 11.🌱 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
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same place (c) how many seeds sprout
- 13.🧺 Do we need water for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a mirror
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the number of seeds
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) yeast (d) a few days
- 20.True or false: seeds in the freezer sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) salt (d) soil
- 23.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 26.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) lick your fingers (b) wash your hands (c) rub your eyes (d) skip washing
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) water
- 28.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 29.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a tiny root (b) a flower (c) a thorn (d) a fruit
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 32.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) soil
- 33.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a balloon (d) water
- 35.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 40.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- water
- True
- salt
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- yes, they sprout
- food stored in the seed
- False
- water
- wet seeds in the dark
- boiled seeds
- the same place
- needed
- a mirror
- False
- not needed
- we measure it
- wet or dry cotton
- yeast
- False
- moong seeds
- air
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- wash your hands
- water
- not needed to sprout
- a tiny root
- True
- we change it
- soil
- True
- a balloon
- True
- True
- True
- not needed
- the kind of seeds
- True
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