Introduction
Every day, we’re surrounded by all sorts of different colours. From the fresh green of nature, to the dusty grey of the concrete jungle sprawl, it’s needless to say: colour is a part of everyday life. But, outside of aesthetics, can colour actually serve a practical application?
We decided to run a science experiment to find out. With the term "practical application" being quite vague, we decided to focus the experiment on something more specific and the idea of heat absorption instantly came to mind. For this investigation specifically, curiosity sprung from the notion of whether the colour of a certain material would affect the rate of heat absorption, and if so, the extent of the effect. And so, an investigation was under way…Welcome to Heat Absorption and Colour!
This website documents the processes and outcomes of the investigation, providing background research, a planning log, an experiment report and a bibliography, all of which can be accessed from the links located on the top left side-bar.
We decided to run a science experiment to find out. With the term "practical application" being quite vague, we decided to focus the experiment on something more specific and the idea of heat absorption instantly came to mind. For this investigation specifically, curiosity sprung from the notion of whether the colour of a certain material would affect the rate of heat absorption, and if so, the extent of the effect. And so, an investigation was under way…Welcome to Heat Absorption and Colour!
This website documents the processes and outcomes of the investigation, providing background research, a planning log, an experiment report and a bibliography, all of which can be accessed from the links located on the top left side-bar.