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: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) moong seeds (c) a magnet (d) a few days
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds in the freezer (c) seeds on wet cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 5.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) pollination (b) evaporation (c) germination (d) condensation
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) yeast (d) a small bowl
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water (b) a few days (c) yeast (d) a small bowl
- 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) the same bowls (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same place (b) how many seeds sprout (c) the same bowls (d) the number of seeds
- 16.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) water (d) turmeric powder
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) water (c) cotton wool (d) a battery cell
- 19.True or false: warmth is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🛟 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
- 24.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a mirror (c) a few days (d) water
- 26.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) rub your eyes (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) skip washing
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) moong seeds
- 28.🌱 What comes out of a moong seed first when it sprouts? (a) a thorn (b) a flower (c) a fruit (d) a tiny root
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the number of seeds (b) wet or dry cotton (c) how many seeds sprout
- 30.🌱 Where does a sprouting seed get its first food from? (a) the air (b) the sunlight only (c) food stored in the seed (d) the cotton wool
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the same bowls is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they do not sprout (d) they glow
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) water (d) sunlight
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) a mirror (d) moong seeds
- 36.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sunlight (b) sugar (c) salt (d) water
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) air (c) warmth (d) water
- 38.True or false: air is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Do we need moong seeds for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
Answer key
- False
- does not sprout
- a magnet
- seeds on wet cotton
- germination
- False
- sprouts
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- needed to sprout
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- not needed
- wet or dry cotton
- how many seeds sprout
- True
- water
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- not needed to sprout
- we change it
- never put seeds in mouth
- True
- a mirror
- wash your hands
- moong seeds
- a tiny root
- the number of seeds
- food stored in the seed
- False
- they do not sprout
- water
- we measure it
- a mirror
- water
- soil
- True
- needed
- needed to sprout
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