1. Biology End of Course Review Methodology Scientific Methodology Plants & Music Experiment

2. Plant & Music Experiment a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow.

3. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 1.What is the manipulated (independent) variable? The presence of music Plant & Music Experiment

4. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 2. What is the responding (dependent) variable? (dependent) variable? How high each plant grows (growth rate) Plant & Music Experiment

5. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 3. List three controlled variables variables a)Type and amount of soil b)Size of pot c)Species /age/size of plant d)Amount of sunlight e)Amount of water Plant & Music Experiment

6. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 4. What is the control group? The plant without the music. Plant & Music Experiment

7. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 5. What is the experimental group? group? The plant with the music. Plant & Music Experiment

8. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 6. Make a hypothesis regarding music and plant growth. music and plant growth. You might have said that since plants don’t have ears and brains, they will not be able to process and respond to the music. Plant & Music Experiment

9. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 7. Make a prediction as to what will happen in this experiment. will happen in this experiment. You might have said that the presence of music would result in no significant differences in plant growth rate. Plant & Music Experiment

10. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 8.Name at least one possible source of error. a)Reading the ruler incorrectly b)Ruler increments may not be precise enough c)Not enough trials / samples Plant & Music Experiment

11. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 9. Compare the plant heights. What conclusions can be drawn? What conclusions can be drawn? The hypothesis and prediction are not supported by the results because the plant exposed to music appears to have a significantly faster growth rate. In reality the data are inconclusive because of the small sample and trial size. Plant & Music Experiment

12. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 10. How could this experiment be improved.? be improved.? a)Have a larger sample size b)Do multiple trials c)Monitor room humidity Plant & Music Experiment

13. a)Buy two plants of the same species, in the same type and amount of dirt. b)Place the plants in two different rooms with equal amount of sunlight. c)Place a radio next to one of the plants. The other plant will not have a radio. d)Turn the radio on to your favorite station. e)Water the plants the same amount of water at the same time for the next three weeks. f)Make daily measurements (once a day) of the height of the plants. Read the experiment description below and answer the questions which follow. 11. Propose an additional or follow-up experiment to try. follow-up experiment to try. a)Try different genres of music like classical, rap, and hard rock. b)Try one genre but play the music at different volumes. Plant & Music Experiment