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