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