Sound and Plant Growth
Sound and Plant Growth is the idea that music or noise can change how fast a plant grows.
Two bowls of bread dough sit on a kitchen counter. One bowl is next to a small radio playing music. The other bowl sits in a quiet corner. After an hour, the dough near the radio has puffed up higher than the quiet one.
Explaining sound and plant growth by grade level
Some people play music near plants to help them grow. You can try this with bean seeds. Play soft music for one pot. Keep the other pot quiet. Then see which plant grows more.
Projects that explore sound and plant growth
Sound waves may affect how fast a plant grows, but not always in the way you expect. In this experiment, the silent control group grew the tallest on average. Classical music plants came in second, and country music plants grew the least overall.
Sound waves from music may change how fast a plant grows. In this test, the music group germinates a day earlier. It also grows taller throughout the experiment.