Science Project

Week 9 (What I have done this week):
This term our P.B.L (project based learning) topic/theme is Science. For the first 6 weeks we did immersions on science. From human cells to Coding there was a wide range of immersions over the weeks all about science. We learnt that the immersions to help us decide on our science project investigation. In week 8 we started the science investigation process; questions, research, hypothesis, equipment, method, results, conclusion. I found it difficult to come up with a question, I tried the science buddies test - it ask's you a series of questions and it comes up with science project ideas that I might like - but it didn't help me. I finally came up with a question and found an experiment to do. We created a timeline of when we need to get things done, week 10 was the week that most people will be getting they're experiments done, since the whole presentation is due week 11 (the last week of term 1). My question is 'does colour affect temperature?' and 'If it does how/why? My hypothesis is...'I think it does but only how bright/dark the colour is because its like black absorbs more heat than white because its darker'. For my experiment I need a 100 watt lightbulb, a thermometer and 4 swatches of different colours. The way I'm presenting it is by a press so far I have done this:

My method is;

1. Position the light so that the bulb is 45mm above a flat surface.
2. Set the thermometer under the light and leave for 30 minutes.
3. Record the temperature.
4. Allow the thermometer to cool to room temperature without the light.
5. Fold one of the pieces of fabric over the thermometer and set under the light.
6. Leave for 30 minutes. Record the temperature.
7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with each different color fabric four times to get an average.
8. Repeat steps 1-7 with different variables