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