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