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