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