Uploaded December 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is an experiment I set up for Biology class, where the students are looking at effects of pollution, like acid rain. I try to sprout peas in different acidic environments. You can see some of the mistakes I made and you can modify it for your own experiment. It almost seemed like a little acid sped up the sprouting, but why did the one dish have a lot of mold in it? Mold likes the acid? Lots of unanswered questions here....
This is an experiment I set up for Biology class, where the students are looking at effects of pollution, like acid rain. I try to sprout peas in different acidic environments. You can see some of the mistakes I made and you can modify it for your own experiment. It almost seemed like a little acid sped up the sprouting, but why did the one dish have a lot of mold in it? Mold likes the acid? Lots of unanswered questions here....






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