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: a few days is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🛟 Some seeds from shops are coated with chemicals. What is the safe rule? (a) feed them to pets (b) eat a few to check (c) never put seeds in mouth (d) throw them at friends
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) water (c) a small bowl (d) moong seeds
- 4.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds on dry cotton (b) seeds on wet cotton (c) seeds in the freezer (d) boiled seeds
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? True or false: the number of seeds is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how many seeds sprout (b) wet or dry cotton (c) the same bowls
- 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a few days
- 9.True or false: seeds in the freezer does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: seeds on dry cotton sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 11.True or false: wet seeds by a window sprouts in a few days. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📘 What do we call a seed starting to grow? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) pollination (d) germination
- 13.True or false: sunlight is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.True or false: wet seeds by a window does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🌱 Is water needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a magnet (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 18.🌱 Is air needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 19.True or false: air is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: a few days is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the same place”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) air (c) soil (d) sunlight
- 23.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) wet seeds in the dark (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) boiled seeds
- 24.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) water (d) a magnet
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) sunlight (d) warmth
- 29.True or false: boiled seeds sprouts in a few days. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) soil (b) air (c) sugar (d) sunlight
- 32.🌱 Will these sprout: seeds on wet cotton? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) water (b) moong seeds (c) turmeric powder (d) a few days
- 34.🌱 Will these sprout: boiled seeds? (a) sprouts (b) does not sprout
- 35.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they sprout faster (b) they grow fruit (c) they glow (d) they do not sprout
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the kind of seeds (b) how many seeds sprout (c) wet or dry cotton (d) the same place
- 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) water (b) warmth (c) air (d) salt
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) cotton wool (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 40.True or false: warmth is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- never put seeds in mouth
- a balloon
- seeds on wet cotton
- True
- the same bowls
- False
- turmeric powder
- True
- False
- True
- germination
- False
- not needed
- False
- needed to sprout
- a magnet
- needed to sprout
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- air
- wet seeds in the dark
- True
- not needed to sprout
- water
- we keep it the same
- warmth
- False
- not needed
- air
- sprouts
- turmeric powder
- does not sprout
- they do not sprout
- wet or dry cotton
- not needed
- salt
- cotton wool
- True
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