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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) cotton wool (c) turmeric powder (d) a small bowl
- 2.🌱 Will these sprout: wet seeds by a window? (a) does not sprout (b) sprouts
- 3.True or false: salt is not needed for a seed to sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: seeds on wet cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.True or false: seeds on dry cotton does not sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — do seeds need water to sprout? What do we do with “the number of seeds”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a mirror (b) water (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a small bowl (c) moong seeds (d) water
- 10.🌱 Which of these does not sprout? (a) seeds on wet cotton (b) wet seeds by a window (c) wet seeds in the dark (d) seeds on dry cotton
- 11.🌱 Is sunlight needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 12.🌱 Is sugar needed for a seed to sprout? (a) needed to sprout (b) not needed to sprout
- 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) a few days (c) a small bowl (d) a mirror
- 15.🌱 Is soil needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a few days (b) a small bowl (c) water (d) a magnet
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for sprouting seeds? (a) moong seeds (b) turmeric powder (c) a small bowl (d) water
- 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a small bowl (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) moong seeds (c) cotton wool (d) a few days
- 21.🧺 Do we need cotton wool for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.True or false: cotton wool is not needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🛟 What should you do after touching soil or seeds? (a) skip washing (b) lick your fingers (c) wash your hands (d) rub your eyes
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sugar (b) soil (c) water (d) sunlight
- 25.🌱 Which of these is not needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) warmth (c) water (d) air
- 26.🌱 Which of these is needed for a seed to sprout? (a) sugar (b) salt (c) water (d) soil
- 27.True or false: salt is needed for a seed to sprout. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: boiled seeds does not sprout. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: moong seeds is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for sprouting seeds? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) moong seeds (d) turmeric powder
- 32.🌱 Which of these sprouts in a few days? (a) seeds in the freezer (b) boiled seeds (c) seeds on dry cotton (d) wet seeds in the dark
- 33.🔮 Predict: seeds on wet cotton are kept in the freezer. What happens? (a) they glow (b) they sprout faster (c) they do not sprout (d) they grow fruit
- 34.True or false: cotton wool is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔮 Predict: sprouts grow in the dark for a week. What colour are their leaves? (a) dark green (b) bright red (c) blue (d) pale yellow
- 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 bowls
- 37.🌱 Is warmth needed for a seed to sprout? (a) not needed to sprout (b) needed to sprout
- 38.True or false: water is needed for sprouting seeds. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for sprouting seeds? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for sprouting seeds. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a small bowl (b) cotton wool (c) water (d) a mirror
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- sprouts
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- we keep it the same
- water
- a magnet
- seeds on dry cotton
- not needed to sprout
- not needed to sprout
- False
- a mirror
- not needed to sprout
- a magnet
- we change it
- turmeric powder
- a small bowl
- a balloon
- needed
- False
- wash your hands
- water
- sugar
- water
- False
- True
- not needed
- True
- moong seeds
- wet seeds in the dark
- they do not sprout
- True
- pale yellow
- wet or dry cotton
- needed to sprout
- True
- not needed
- a mirror
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids