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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a magnet (d) a sheet of white paper
- 2.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 3.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is kept the same? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the same white paper (c) the amount of water
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a balloon
- 6.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) yeast
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a sunny window (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
- 9.🧺 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) a clear glass of water (d) a mirror
- 10.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: yeast is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 13.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a sunny window (d) a battery cell
- 15.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) orange (b) yellow (c) red (d) violet
- 16.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a small rainbow (b) a magnet (c) snow falling (d) a shadow of ice
- 18.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) clouds (b) balloons (c) prisms (d) magnets
- 19.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 21.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 22.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 23.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) the same glass (c) brightness of rainbow
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “the same white paper”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a sheet of white paper (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) only yellow light (d) many colours mixed
- 31.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 32.⚖️ 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 white paper (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same glass (d) the same window
- 33.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? What do we do with “brightness of rainbow”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 36.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) look at it through glass (c) look at it in a mirror (d) stare at the Sun
- 37.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a magnet (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
- 39.⚖️ 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 same glass (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same white paper (d) the amount of water
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- a magnet
- 3
- the same white paper
- True
- a balloon
- False
- yeast
- a sunny window
- a mirror
- False
- False
- 2
- 7
- a battery cell
- violet
- False
- a small rainbow
- prisms
- True
- a battery cell
- 6
- 1
- the same glass
- True
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- a sheet of white paper
- not needed
- needed
- many colours mixed
- 4
- brightness of rainbow
- needed
- True
- we measure it
- never look at the Sun
- needed
- a magnet
- the amount of water
- False
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