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