Fabrics: How Colors of Fabrics Affect Temperature

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Think about your answers from the previous questions.

• Have you ever noticed that you feel warmer when you wear darker colors?
• For instance, have you ever worn a black t-shirt and felt warmer than when you wore a white t-shirt?
• Why do you think this happens?
• Does color have an effect on temperature?

Find out by watching the Fascinating Heat Absorbance and Color - Make Science Fun video below, take notes in your notebook:

Use what you learned from the video, and from your own experience, to guess the answers to the following questions:

The video talked about the relationship between heat and color.

• Do you think people often wear light-colored clothing in hot weather and dark-colored clothing in cold weather?

Record your answer in your notebook, then continue on to the Got It? section for a fun activity!