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