Heat Experiment

Aim: We were trying to figure out how colour affects heat
Method:
We painted four beakers four different colours (black, white, red and blue).
Fill them with hot water and put a thermometer in each one.
Write down the temperature of each one every five minutes. 
Repeat for however long
Results:  I drew a graph showing the results. It shows that the red retained the most heat, white was second at retaining heat, blue was third, and black lost heat most easily.
Conclusion: I  learned that darker colours lost heat faster, whereas the lighter colours retained the heat better.

Research: Black and other darker colours absorb heat better than white and lighter colours. Likewise darker colours radiate heat faster than  lighter colours. This means that dark colours heat up faster and cool down faster.