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.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 4.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) under the ground (b) straight above you (c) in front of you (d) behind you
- 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) only yellow light (d) many colours mixed
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a balloon (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) bright sunlight (d) a magnet
- 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? What do we do with “the same glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧺 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 clear glass of water (d) a battery cell
- 15.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 16.⚖️ 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 same white paper (c) the amount of water
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) turmeric powder (d) a sheet of white paper
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a mirror (d) a sheet of white paper
- 19.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 20.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) never look at the Sun (b) look at it in a mirror (c) look at it through glass (d) stare at the Sun
- 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 25.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.⚖️ 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 time of day (b) the same glass (c) the amount of water (d) brightness of rainbow
- 27.⚖️ 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 same window (b) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow
- 28.⚖️ 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 time of day (c) brightness of rainbow
- 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 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 magnet (d) bright sunlight
- 31.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a battery cell (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
- 33.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so the Sun moves (b) so it gets hot (c) so it does not fall (d) so it turns blue
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a magnet (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
- 36.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ 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 same white paper (b) the same window (c) the same glass (d) the amount of water
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
Answer key
- needed
- True
- 5
- behind you
- not needed
- many colours mixed
- a balloon
- bright sunlight
- 1
- we keep it the same
- False
- yeast
- True
- a battery cell
- 7
- the same white paper
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- 4
- False
- never look at the Sun
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- needed
- brightness of rainbow
- the same window
- the time of day
- False
- a magnet
- 3
- a battery cell
- True
- so it does not fall
- a magnet
- False
- False
- False
- the amount of water
- a sheet of white paper
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