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.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) salt (b) sugar (c) warmth (d) soil
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the kind of seeds (c) wet or dry cotton
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a battery cell (c) moong seeds (d) a small bowl
- 7.🛟 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) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 8.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same place (b) the same bowls (c) the number of seeds (d) wet or dry cotton
- 10.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 11.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) wash your hands (c) lick your fingers (d) skip washing
- 12.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) seeds in the freezer (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
- 18.🌱 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
- 19.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) warmth (c) soil (d) sugar
- 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) warmth (b) water (c) salt (d) air
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a few days (c) a mirror (d) water
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) moong seeds (c) water (d) a few days
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) sugar (c) salt (d) sunlight
- 27.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 28.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 29.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) the same place
- 34.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 36.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) air (b) warmth (c) salt (d) water
- 37.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) soil (d) sugar
- 38.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
Answer key
- warmth
- False
- not needed
- the kind of seeds
- False
- a battery cell
- never put seeds in mouth
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- warmth
- wash your hands
- False
- True
- wet seeds in the dark
- a small bowl
- we keep it the same
- they do not sprout
- food stored in the seed
- False
- warmth
- not needed
- we change it
- salt
- a mirror
- a balloon
- air
- sprouts
- sprouts
- boiled seeds
- False
- True
- the number of seeds
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- a balloon
- salt
- water
- seeds in the freezer
- we keep it the same
- sprouts
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