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.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 2.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 3.🧺 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
- 4.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 5.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 7.⚖️ 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 time of day (b) the same glass (c) the amount of water (d) the same window
- 8.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a clear glass of water (d) a balloon
- 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell 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? What do we do with “the amount of water”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a sunny window (c) bright sunlight (d) a sheet of white paper
- 13.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.True or false: yeast is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a clear glass of water
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🛟 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
- 19.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 20.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) straight above you (b) under the ground (c) behind you (d) in front of you
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) stare at the Sun (b) never look at the Sun (c) look at it through glass (d) look at it in a mirror
- 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 25.⚖️ 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 white paper
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) yeast
- 27.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) the time of day (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same white paper
- 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 30.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) clouds (c) balloons (d) prisms
- 31.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) it turns all red (c) it floats away (d) the rainbow fades
- 32.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 33.⚖️ 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) the same glass (c) brightness of rainbow
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) yeast (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a mirror (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 39.True or false: bright sunlight is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- False
- 3
- a battery cell
- 5
- 1
- bright sunlight
- the amount of water
- 7
- a balloon
- not needed
- we change it
- a balloon
- needed
- False
- a clear glass of water
- False
- True
- so it does not fall
- 2
- behind you
- we keep it the same
- False
- never look at the Sun
- we keep it the same
- the same white paper
- a sunny window
- needed
- brightness of rainbow
- True
- prisms
- the rainbow fades
- 6
- the same glass
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- not needed
- True
- a mirror
- True
- False
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