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 balloon (b) a clear glass of water (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 2.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 3.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) bright sunlight
- 5.⚖️ 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 glass (c) the time of day (d) the same window
- 6.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) many colours mixed (d) only yellow light
- 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a balloon (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 10.True or false: a sunny window is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a sheet of white paper
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
- 13.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a magnet (b) snow falling (c) a shadow of ice (d) a small rainbow
- 14.⚖️ 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 white paper (b) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow
- 15.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) refraction (b) evaporation (c) magnetism (d) reflection
- 16.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it turns blue (b) so it gets hot (c) so it does not fall (d) so the Sun moves
- 17.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 19.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a clear glass of water (d) a mirror
- 22.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: yeast is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) water splits the light (b) the glass is painted (c) the paper makes colours (d) the water is coloured
- 26.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) stare at the Sun (c) look at it in a mirror (d) look at it through glass
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a battery cell
- 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 31.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 39.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 40.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- a clear glass of water
- 7
- needed
- bright sunlight
- the amount of water
- many colours mixed
- not needed
- False
- a balloon
- False
- a mirror
- a magnet
- a small rainbow
- the same white paper
- refraction
- so it does not fall
- needed
- we change it
- 3
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- False
- False
- False
- water splits the light
- True
- we measure it
- never look at the Sun
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- 1
- not needed
- True
- False
- yeast
- True
- needed
- 2
- we keep it the same
- needed
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