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