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