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: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 2.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 3.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ 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 place
- 5.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) salt (b) soil (c) sugar (d) water
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 11.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) pollination (c) evaporation (d) germination
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) moong seeds
- 14.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) wash your hands (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) rub your eyes
- 15.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a tiny root (d) a fruit
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “how many seeds sprout”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 19.True or false: sugar is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: a small bowl is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) water
- 24.True or false: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a magnet
- 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) water (d) a mirror
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 33.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) moong seeds
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) yeast (d) cotton wool
- 37.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) water (c) sugar (d) salt
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
Answer key
- sprouts
- wet seeds by a window
- False
- the same place
- True
- False
- False
- they do not sprout
- water
- does not sprout
- germination
- False
- a magnet
- wash your hands
- a tiny root
- we keep it the same
- seeds on wet cotton
- we measure it
- False
- True
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- water
- False
- True
- the kind of seeds
- a magnet
- not needed
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- needed
- True
- yeast
- yeast
- True
- False
- water
- a battery cell
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