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