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.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) snow falling (b) a small rainbow (c) a shadow of ice (d) a magnet
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
- 5.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.⚖️ 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 same white paper (c) the time of day (d) the amount of water
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) turmeric powder (d) a sheet of white paper
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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 time of day
- 11.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it floats away (b) it turns all red (c) the rainbow fades (d) it turns brighter
- 12.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 14.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a sunny window (c) a balloon (d) a clear glass of water
- 17.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a clear glass of water (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) a battery cell
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 22.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) under the ground (b) in front of you (c) straight above you (d) behind you
- 23.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) evaporation (b) refraction (c) reflection (d) magnetism
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a mirror
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.☀️ 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
- 31.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 32.⚖️ 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
- 33.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it does not fall (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it turns blue
- 36.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- True
- needed
- a small rainbow
- yeast
- 2
- True
- brightness of rainbow
- turmeric powder
- False
- the time of day
- the rainbow fades
- we keep it the same
- 7
- False
- True
- a balloon
- 7
- a clear glass of water
- a battery cell
- False
- we keep it the same
- behind you
- refraction
- the same glass
- False
- False
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- many colours mixed
- False
- False
- 4
- True
- so it does not fall
- True
- not needed
- False
- we change it
- not needed
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