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