Which color of clothing dries fastest?

If I put wet clothing of different colors outside to dry, then the black shirt will dry faster than the white and blue shirts.

• One black, cotton shirt

• One white, cotton shirt

• One blue, cotton shirt

• Something to hang your shirts.

• One working sink

1. Gather materials.

2. Close the drain in your sink.

3. Turn on the sink and let it fill up with water.

4. Grab your shirts.

5. Put one shirt in the water and let it soak until it is fully wet.

6. Once it is fully wet, take it out and then repeat for the other two shirts.

7. Grab your drying tool.

8. Place your drying tool in a sunny spot in your backyard.

9. Place your shirts on the drying tool.

10. Evenly seperate them so they get an equal amount of sun.

11. Wait for them to dry in the sun.

12. Check up on your shirts every few minutes to see if any of them are dry or starting to dry.

13. Repeat all steps for a total of three trials.

Dependent Variable - Which shirt dries fastest.

Independent Variable - White, blue, and black shirts.

Constant - The amount of time it takes for the shirts to dry.

My experiment was conducted because I wanted to know which color of clothing dries the fastest. In my hypothesis for this experiment, I stated that I think that the black shirt would dry the fastest, and I was correct. My results for this experiment were that the black shirt was the fastest to dry, and the white shirt was the slowest to dry. I think the results were what they were because darker colors absorb more heat and sunlight than lighter colors. That's why my hypothesis was correct. Overall, I had lots of fun learning from this experiment.

The purpose of my experiment is to figure out which color of clothing dries the fastest. In this experiment, I used three shirts of different colors, white, blue, and black. My question for this experiment was, “Does the color of your clothes affect how long it will take to dry?” I chose this question because I get really annoyed when I get wet and my clothes take a long time to dry. My hypothesis for this experiment was, “If I put wet clothing of different colors outside to dry, then the black shirt will dry faster than the white and blue shirts.” I think the black shirt will dry the fastest because since it is a dark color, that means it absorbs more sunlight than lighter colors like white. After running the experiment three times, I came to the conclusion that my hypothesis was correct. I’ll show you why.

To conduct my experiment, I started off by wetting all three shirts and putting them outside to dry in my backyard. Then I proceeded to write down the time that I started the experiment so I can keep track of how long each one took to dry. I checked up on them every twenty minutes to see if any had dried. Once I saw that one of the shirts had dried, I checked to see what time it was and wrote it down. After all the shirts were dry and I wrote down the time they dried for each one, I repeated the experiment two more times.

After I repeated my experiment three times, it was time to find out the conclusion. In the end, the shirt that had dried the fastest was the black shirt. That is why my hypothesis was correct. What I learned from this experiment was that black shirts are more likely to dry a lot quicker than blue and white shirts. I think that this experiment can help people because if you’re ever planning to go outdoors, but then you see that it's going to start raining, you can wear a black shirt. Then if you get wet, you just have to wait for the sun to come up and it will dry a lot quicker than any other colored shirts. If I were to change anything about this project, maybe I would use different colors to see the results, or maybe I would put them indoors instead of outdoors. Overall, I had tons of fun doing this experiment and I would definitely recommend it to people.

I believe that this experiment can help people everyday. If it's a rainy day, they can wear a dark shirt. Then if they get wet, their shirt will dry a lot quicker. If it's a sunny day, they can wear a light shirt. Like I had mentioned before, darker colors absorb more sunlight than lighter colors. Therefore, if they wear a light shirt on a sunny day, they won't sweat as much as they would if they were to wear a dark shirt. This is how I think my experiment can help people everyday.

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