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 a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) yellow (b) orange (c) violet (d) red
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same window is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) prisms (b) balloons (c) magnets (d) clouds
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a clear glass of water
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 9.⚖️ 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
- 10.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) a mirror (d) a sheet of white paper
- 13.⚖️ 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 same glass (c) the same white paper (d) brightness of rainbow
- 14.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 15.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) water splits the light (b) the glass is painted (c) the paper makes colours (d) the water is coloured
- 16.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it gets hot (b) so the Sun moves (c) so it turns blue (d) so it does not fall
- 19.⚖️ 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 same white paper (c) the same glass (d) the amount of water
- 20.⚖️ 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) 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a mirror (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sheet of white paper
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) yeast (d) a clear glass of water
- 25.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) magnetism (b) evaporation (c) refraction (d) reflection
- 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (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 same window is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 34.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) bright sunlight (d) a balloon
- 39.🧺 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 clear glass of water (d) turmeric powder
- 40.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- violet
- True
- True
- False
- True
- prisms
- a clear glass of water
- turmeric powder
- True
- 7
- True
- a mirror
- brightness of rainbow
- 7
- water splits the light
- False
- True
- so it does not fall
- the amount of water
- False
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- a mirror
- yeast
- refraction
- not needed
- not needed
- not needed
- True
- True
- False
- True
- a sunny window
- True
- needed
- not needed
- not needed
- bright sunlight
- turmeric powder
- False
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