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.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns blue (c) so it does not fall (d) so the Sun moves
- 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns all red (b) it turns brighter (c) it floats away (d) the rainbow fades
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 6.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 7.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) look at it through glass (c) stare at the Sun (d) never look at the Sun
- 12.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) the same window (c) the same glass (d) brightness of rainbow
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a balloon (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
- 18.⚖️ 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 white paper (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same window (d) the amount of water
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
- 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.⚖️ 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) brightness of rainbow (c) the same glass
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 24.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) many colours mixed (b) tiny drops of water (c) tiny bits of dust (d) only yellow light
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a sunny window (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
- 27.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sheet of white paper (d) bright sunlight
- 30.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 32.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: a mirror is not 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? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a clear glass of water
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) turmeric powder (d) a clear glass of water
- 40.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
Answer key
- so it does not fall
- not needed
- the rainbow fades
- we keep it the same
- a sheet of white paper
- 6
- False
- not needed
- 1
- True
- never look at the Sun
- needed
- 3
- not needed
- False
- the amount of water
- a balloon
- brightness of rainbow
- yeast
- not needed
- the same glass
- we keep it the same
- 7
- many colours mixed
- a sunny window
- a balloon
- True
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- False
- 4
- False
- False
- True
- True
- True
- needed
- a clear glass of water
- turmeric powder
- we measure it
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