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.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) condensation
- 3.🧺 Do we need a small bowl for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) water (c) a few days (d) yeast
- 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 7.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) air (c) warmth (d) sunlight
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a few days
- 9.True or false: yeast is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) a few days (d) a magnet
- 12.True or false: a magnet is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌱 Why do the seeds on dry cotton not sprout? (a) they have no salt (b) they have no soil (c) they are too wet (d) they have no water
- 14.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) boiled seeds (b) seeds on dry cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds in the freezer
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a small bowl
- 17.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 18.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) never put seeds in mouth (c) throw them at friends (d) eat a few to check
- 19.True or false: water is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🌱 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 in the freezer
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) moong seeds (c) a balloon (d) a small bowl
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: how many seeds sprout is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) soil (b) sugar (c) water (d) salt
- 24.True or false: water is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) sugar (d) air
- 28.True or false: soil is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) wet seeds by a window (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 30.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) pale yellow (b) dark green (c) bright red (d) blue
- 31.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) wet or dry cotton (b) the same bowls (c) how many seeds sprout (d) the kind of seeds
- 33.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds in the dark? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on dry cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 35.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) skip washing (d) wash your hands
- 36.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 37.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sunlight (b) salt (c) water (d) soil
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) a battery cell (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 40.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they grow fruit (d) they do not sprout
Answer key
- False
- germination
- needed
- yeast
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- sunlight
- a few days
- False
- does not sprout
- a magnet
- True
- they have no water
- needed
- wet seeds in the dark
- a magnet
- soil
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- seeds in the freezer
- a balloon
- False
- water
- False
- True
- not needed
- sugar
- False
- seeds on dry cotton
- pale yellow
- False
- wet or dry cotton
- sprouts
- does not sprout
- wash your hands
- we change it
- False
- water
- a battery cell
- they do not sprout
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