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Classical Music and Radish Growth

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Classical Music and Radish Growth | Science Fair Projects | STEM Projects
Can sound waves from music help a plant grow taller? You plant radish seeds in two identical pots with the same soil, water, and sunlight. One pot sits next to a CD player that plays classical music for three hours every day. The other pot stays in silence. You measure the average height of 10 plants in each pot every day for 14 days. The music group germinates a day earlier and grows taller throughout the experiment.

Hypothesis

The hypothesis is that playing classical music beside the plant everyday will make it grow faster.

Method & Materials

You will need two plastic pots, soil, a CD player, a classical music CD, tap water, and a ruler. You will place ten radish seeds in each pot, place one pot beside the CD player for three hours a day with classical music playing, and measure the height of the plants every day.
You will need a packet of radish seeds, two plastic pots, soil, a CD player, a classical music CD, tap water, and a ruler.

Results

The results of the experiment showed that the average height and growth rate of the radish plants in pot A (the plants provided with music stimuli) were greater than that of the plants in pot B. The seeds in pot A were also able to germinate a day earlier.

Why do this project?

This science project is interesting because it explores the effects of music on plant growth, which is still a debatable subject among scientists and experts.

Also Consider

Consider repeating the science fair project using different types of music like jazz, pop, rock or country. You can also modify the project by talking to the plants everyday.

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