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