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.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 4.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) soil (c) warmth (d) water
- 5.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds in the freezer? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 7.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) soil (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) salt
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 11.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they are too wet (b) they have no salt (c) they have no water (d) they have no soil
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a few days (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 16.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) water (c) sunlight (d) air
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) throw them at friends (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) eat a few to check
- 20.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they grow fruit (c) they sprout faster (d) they do not sprout
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) air
- 26.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 27.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they melt (b) no, never (c) they turn to stones (d) yes, they sprout
- 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 30.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) germination (b) evaporation (c) condensation (d) pollination
- 31.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) soil
- 33.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the number of seeds
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a few days (c) cotton wool (d) a small bowl
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) a small bowl (d) cotton wool
- 37.True or false: wet seeds in the dark does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a balloon (d) water
- 39.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the cotton wool (b) the sunlight only (c) the air (d) food stored in the seed
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- True
- seeds on dry cotton
- we keep it the same
- soil
- False
- does not sprout
- warmth
- a battery cell
- True
- sprouts
- they have no water
- True
- yeast
- we change it
- not needed to sprout
- sunlight
- False
- needed
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- they do not sprout
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- air
- boiled seeds
- True
- yes, they sprout
- False
- germination
- False
- water
- needed to sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- a balloon
- yeast
- False
- a balloon
- food stored in the seed
- we keep it the same
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