Rainbow Science Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Bend and split): 1. Fill a clear glass with water and set it on a steady, sunny windowsill. 2. Put white paper on the floor where the sunlight passes through the glass. 3. Move the paper or glass slowly until a rainbow appears. 4. Never look straight at the Sun.
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- 1.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same window (b) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow
- 3.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) yeast (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a sunny window
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a magnet
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the amount of water (d) the time of day
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: yeast is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it does not fall (b) so it gets hot (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it turns blue
- 16.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) it floats away (c) it turns all red (d) the rainbow fades
- 17.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) stare at the Sun (b) look at it through glass (c) never look at the Sun (d) look at it in a mirror
- 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a clear glass of water (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) a magnet
- 22.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) many colours mixed (b) tiny bits of dust (c) only yellow light (d) tiny drops of water
- 23.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.True or false: a sunny window is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) balloons (b) magnets (c) prisms (d) clouds
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 27.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the glass is painted (b) the water is coloured (c) water splits the light (d) the paper makes colours
- 28.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: bright sunlight is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a battery cell (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
- 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of water (b) the same window (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same white paper
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) bright sunlight
- 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) in front of you (b) straight above you (c) under the ground (d) behind you
- 40.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a small rainbow (b) a magnet (c) a shadow of ice (d) snow falling
Answer key
- 5
- the same window
- False
- needed
- 7
- a battery cell
- yeast
- False
- a sunny window
- a magnet
- brightness of rainbow
- True
- False
- True
- so it does not fall
- the rainbow fades
- never look at the Sun
- False
- False
- a clear glass of water
- a magnet
- many colours mixed
- needed
- False
- prisms
- a balloon
- water splits the light
- 7
- True
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- a battery cell
- not needed
- the amount of water
- bright sunlight
- not needed
- not needed
- behind you
- a small rainbow
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