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