| Much has been said and argued about music affecting | | | | (soft), hard rock, country, and Sinatra. You can |
| the growth of plants. Back in 1973 it was reported | | | | substitute different music but make your selection of |
| that geraniums grew faster when they were played | | | | very different kinds of music. You will also need ten |
| Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. In 1991 someone | | | | bean seeds, five plants of similar type and size, labels, |
| reported that he had stimulated plants to generate | | | | marking pen, camera, and paper. |
| more protein by playing audible notes which produced | | | | Get five plants of the same size and type, and put |
| vibrations occurring in molecules during protein | | | | them where they get sun from the east. Every day, |
| formation. | | | | play music for twenty minutes to each plant. Each |
| Another experimenter reported that young bean | | | | plant will get a different type of music. You can try |
| plants subjected to heavy metal music grew faster | | | | country music on one plant, and with the others, play |
| than those subjected to soft classical music. This | | | | classical, rock and oldies. Water the plants every |
| result was mentioned to a renowned biologist who | | | | other day. One of the plants will get no music. This is |
| commented that one should get the same result | | | | your control. |
| using an electric fan in place of a loudspeaker with | | | | Photograph your plants at the beginning of the |
| music. He said that plants in nature grow well and | | | | experiment, and keep careful records of which plant |
| strong with mechanical agitation such as wind and | | | | gets what kind of music. At the same time that you |
| storm. Therefore one might do the right experiment | | | | started with the plants, take ten bean seeds and |
| and draw the wrong conclusion. | | | | plant two seeds in each pot. You will need five pots |
| Well it appears that there is only way to settle the | | | | in all. Water as needed. Make sure that each gets |
| argument and find out once and for all whether plant | | | | exposed to one of the four different types of music. |
| growth is affected by music. Ready? We're going to | | | | One pot should hear no music. Keep careful records, |
| do this project with seeds and with plants. | | | | take lots of photographs. Be sure to give all plants |
| You are going to need five pots and saucers, potting | | | | the same amount of water and light. After one |
| soil, water, a CD or cassette player and four | | | | month, check and see which plant is the tallest. |
| different types of music. You might try classical | | | | |