MUSIC AND RADISHES

HYPOTHESIS

• I thought that music would affect the growth.
• The plant that was played the music will grow more
• The sound waves would affect the growth patterns
• The music will cause the plant to sprout first

RADISHES

• Radishes are a cold season root vegetable
• They are ready to harvest between 22 and 70 days
• Germinate in temperatures between 55 and 75 degrees
• Seeds emerge between 4-10 days
• (How to Grow Radishes - at Burpee.com. (n.d.))

WHAT DO OTHERS THINK

• Controversy between whether or not it is affected
• Most people think that music does affect plant growth
• They don't know why for sure, they just have theories
• Some people disagree completely with these theories
• Others think it isn't the music, but other factors cause it to

THEORIES

• The caretaker takes better care when music is played
• The sound waves of the music affect the plant growth
• It wouldn't be because of the music, but because of the waves.
• Some people disagree and say music does not affect plant growth
• UCSB Science Line sqtest. (n.d.)

WHY THIS?

• I picked this project because I like music
• I have always wondered why music is played in greenhouses
• I wanted to do something that took a period of time
• I like food, and my family likes gardening and this had both
• An ongoing project always keeps me into it, never bored.

HOW DO YOU DO IT?

• Music is played for two hours a day
• One plant is moved from the room while music is played
• You have to water the plants 75mL everyday
• Music is played during the two hours for two weeks
• All Science Fair Projects. (2013).

WHAT I DID

• Started with green beans and radishes
• The green beans didn't grow so I cancelled them
• Plant "A" was played music, "B" was not
• I grew them for two weeks,
• Played Justin Timberlake at 7:30-9:30 every night.

BEFORE

AFTER

RESULTS

RESULTS

• Plant A sprouted first
• Plant A grew more than plant B
• The green beans were cancelled
• They did not sprout
• This left me with one set of final data

Questions

• I thought of a couple of questions during the experiment.
• Does the time of day the music is played affect the growth?
• Are certain plants affected by music? or all plant?
• Does playing music affect the nutrients of the plants?
• Does the type of music played affect the growth?

CONCLUSION

• I do recommend this experiment
• PLANTS ARE AFFECTED BY MUSIC
• Picking out the playlist is a lot of fun
• No errors were made during experiment
• I wish the green beans had sprouted

CONCLUSION (CONTINUED)

• Anyone wanting to do this project should
• Not everything went as planned
• If someone was to do this experiment
• Do it in the summer
• Let the plants mature fully

THE END!

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PICTURES

• Photographer: Rebecca Michaud
• Background: Haiku Deck