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 does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) wet seeds by a window
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 3.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) salt (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 4.🌱 Is salt needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 5.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 6.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a fruit (c) a tiny root (d) a thorn
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) soil
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) water (b) sunlight (c) air (d) warmth
- 9.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they are too wet (c) they have no water (d) they have no soil
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) soil (c) water (d) warmth
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) turmeric powder (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) water
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.True or false: soil is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) air
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) air (c) sunlight (d) salt
- 20.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) boiled seeds (d) wet seeds by a window
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: seeds on wet cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) yeast
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) cotton wool (d) moong seeds
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 29.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the number of seeds (d) the same bowls
- 31.🧺 Do we need a few days for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 33.True or false: sugar is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the kind of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 37.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) turmeric powder (c) moong seeds (d) cotton wool
Answer key
- seeds in the freezer
- does not sprout
- warmth
- not needed to sprout
- seeds on dry cotton
- a tiny root
- warmth
- sunlight
- they have no water
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- soil
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- True
- how many seeds sprout
- air
- air
- wet seeds by a window
- False
- True
- needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- True
- moong seeds
- a magnet
- False
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- needed
- wet seeds in the dark
- True
- the kind of seeds
- True
- a battery cell
- True
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
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