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: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 3.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the cotton wool (c) the sunlight only (d) food stored in the seed
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 5.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 6.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) water (d) soil
- 7.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) skip washing (c) rub your eyes (d) lick your fingers
- 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
- 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sugar (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 16.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 17.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 20.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 21.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 22.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) soil (c) salt (d) water
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 27.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 29.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌱 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
- 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) salt (d) air
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same bowls (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same place
- 34.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 35.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) water
- 37.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) cotton wool (c) a mirror (d) a few days
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sugar (c) soil (d) salt
- 40.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) sugar (b) soil (c) warmth (d) salt
Answer key
- does not sprout
- we change it
- food stored in the seed
- wet seeds in the dark
- germination
- soil
- True
- False
- wash your hands
- True
- False
- a magnet
- not needed
- not needed to sprout
- water
- needed to sprout
- True
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- warmth
- does not sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- False
- water
- sprouts
- we keep it the same
- needed
- turmeric powder
- False
- they have no water
- not needed
- air
- how many seeds sprout
- needed to sprout
- False
- water
- boiled seeds
- a mirror
- air
- warmth
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