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