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.🧺 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) turmeric powder
- 2.⚖️ 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 glass
- 3.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) blue (b) violet (c) green (d) red
- 6.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so the Sun moves (b) so it turns blue (c) so it gets hot (d) so it does not fall
- 7.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a clear glass of water (d) a magnet
- 9.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) violet
- 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 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) the time of day (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same white paper (d) the same window
- 13.🧺 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) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 16.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🧺 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 sheet of white paper (d) a mirror
- 20.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) a battery cell (d) bright sunlight
- 22.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 23.⚖️ 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 amount of water (c) the same white paper (d) the same window
- 24.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) only yellow light (c) many colours mixed (d) tiny bits of dust
- 25.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns all red (b) it floats away (c) it turns brighter (d) the rainbow fades
- 28.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 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 sunny window
- 31.⚖️ 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 window
- 32.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a sheet of white paper
- 34.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a magnet (b) snow falling (c) a shadow of ice (d) a small rainbow
- 35.⚖️ 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 white paper (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the amount of water
- 36.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 37.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧺 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 balloon (d) a clear glass of water
- 40.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- the same glass
- 7
- True
- red
- so it does not fall
- 4
- a clear glass of water
- violet
- we measure it
- True
- brightness of rainbow
- a battery cell
- False
- turmeric powder
- 1
- not needed
- False
- a mirror
- needed
- a battery cell
- not needed
- the amount of water
- many colours mixed
- False
- not needed
- the rainbow fades
- needed
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- the same window
- True
- a sheet of white paper
- a small rainbow
- the same white paper
- we change it
- 3
- not needed
- a balloon
- False
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