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