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.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 3.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 4.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) air (c) sugar (d) salt
- 5.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 6.⚖️ 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 number of seeds
- 7.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a small bowl (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: wet or dry cotton is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) the same place (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same bowls
- 11.True or false: wet seeds in the dark sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same bowls”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same place is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 16.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🌱 Seeds need water, air and ___ to sprout. (a) warmth (b) salt (c) sugar (d) soil
- 18.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) warmth (b) air (c) water (d) sugar
- 20.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “wet or dry cotton”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) boiled seeds (d) seeds in the freezer
- 24.True or false: sunlight is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) a few days (d) a small bowl
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the kind of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the number of seeds (c) how many seeds sprout
- 29.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) yeast (c) moong seeds (d) a few days
- 35.True or false: water is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) yeast (b) a few days (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) air (c) salt (d) soil
- 38.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) boiled seeds (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) wet seeds by a window (d) seeds on wet cotton
Answer key
- needed to sprout
- does not sprout
- not needed to sprout
- air
- needed to sprout
- how many seeds sprout
- needed
- a small bowl
- True
- wet or dry cotton
- True
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- needed to sprout
- True
- warmth
- False
- sugar
- not needed to sprout
- we change it
- not needed
- wet seeds in the dark
- True
- sprouts
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- the number of seeds
- sprouts
- the same place
- False
- False
- True
- yeast
- False
- a few days
- air
- sprouts
- we measure it
- boiled seeds
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