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