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