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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a flower (b) a thorn (c) a tiny root (d) a fruit
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the kind of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) moong seeds (d) turmeric powder
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: moong seeds is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🌱 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
- 9.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they do not sprout (b) they glow (c) they sprout faster (d) they grow fruit
- 10.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds in the dark (b) wet seeds by a window (c) seeds in the freezer (d) seeds on wet cotton
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 15.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) sugar (c) salt (d) soil
- 16.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a small bowl (d) a magnet
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same bowls (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 19.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) sugar (d) water
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in a dark cupboard. Will they sprout? (a) they turn to stones (b) they melt (c) no, never (d) yes, they sprout
- 23.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 24.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) throw them at friends (c) eat a few to check (d) never put seeds in mouth
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a balloon (c) cotton wool (d) water
- 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) seeds in the freezer
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 30.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 31.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) blue (b) pale yellow (c) bright red (d) dark green
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the kind of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the same bowls
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a small bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a few days
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 35.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) boiled seeds
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a small bowl (c) a few days (d) a magnet
- 38.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sunlight (c) warmth (d) sugar
- 39.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- not needed
- needed
- a tiny root
- True
- moong seeds
- True
- False
- boiled seeds
- they do not sprout
- seeds in the freezer
- False
- cotton wool
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- warmth
- does not sprout
- a small bowl
- the same bowls
- water
- True
- True
- yes, they sprout
- needed to sprout
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- a balloon
- False
- seeds on wet cotton
- sprouts
- sprouts
- pale yellow
- how many seeds sprout
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- False
- wet seeds in the dark
- a magnet
- warmth
- False
- True
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