Dress for Success

Each group needs:

Figure 2. Many types of cloth used for this activity.CopyrightCopyright 2007 Malinda Schaefer Zarske, ITL Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder

• thermometer
• scissors
• Materials Analysis Worksheet (PDF), one per person

To share with the entire class:

• a variety of cloth scraps, such as felt, cotton, fleece, polyester, etc.
• a variety of other materials, such as aluminum foil, plastic wrap, brown paper, shower curtain liner, etc.
• needle and thread
• duct or masking tape
• 1 or more fans, as a source of wind
• 1 or more spray bottles filled with water
• 1 or more containers of ice
• (optional) water repellent spray