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Statement
of Purpose and Hypothesis
My hypothesis is that classical music will help the plants to
grow. I also believe that the plants that listen to country
will have their growth stunted.
II. Methodology
Materials:
Nine small plastic yogurt containers
Twenty-seven bush bean seeds
Potting soil
Measuring cup
Water
Country music CD or cassette
Classical CD or cassette
Plant three seeds in each yogurt container after filling them
almost up to the top with potting soil. Place the seeds just a
little bit below the surface. Water the plants with 1/4 cup of
water. Put all nine containers in a spot by a window. Take the
plants away from the window at 4:00 P.M. everyday. Place the
controls in a room where the music that the other six plants are
listening to can not be heard. The three plants that listened
to country music listened to Garth Brooks or Faith Hill and the
Classical plants listened to Lorie Line and Mendelssohn for an
hour each day. Record the growth of each plant each night
around 9:00. Since there had three of each kind of plant, this
fulfills the minimum number of trials: three. Let each plant
grow for two whole weeks. Then find out the total growth of the
plants.
III. Analysis of Data
My charts showed that, after two weeks of growth, two of the
country music plants were doing the best by far. The other
plant did not come up until the last day. My hypothesis was
half right. The classical plants, on average, did better than
the country music plants, but the control did the best on
average than any of them.
IV. Summary and Conclusion
I found out that the control did the best, then the classical,
and last of all the country. This led me to reject my
hypothesis. It wasn't an entirely controlled experiment because
a few times I forgot to play the music, but had to make it up
the next day.
V. Application
My research could apply to the real world, because it could help
farmers produce crops faster. For further research, instead of
plants, use your brain. Does music help it to learn. Some
studies have already been started on the effects of classical
music on the brain. It regenerates brain cells.