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.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a sunny window (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
- 4.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) many colours mixed (b) only yellow light (c) tiny bits of dust (d) tiny drops of water
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a clear glass of water (d) turmeric powder
- 7.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a magnet (d) a sheet of white paper
- 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 11.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🛟 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
- 13.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 14.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ 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 white paper
- 18.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) evaporation (b) reflection (c) refraction (d) magnetism
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) yeast (c) bright sunlight (d) a sheet of white paper
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) bright sunlight (c) a sunny window (d) a mirror
- 23.🧺 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
- 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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.🧺 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) turmeric powder (d) a clear glass of water
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a battery cell
- 28.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) snow falling (b) a magnet (c) a shadow of ice (d) a small rainbow
- 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it turns all red (c) it floats away (d) it turns brighter
- 33.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it through glass (b) never look at the Sun (c) stare at the Sun (d) look at it in a mirror
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.True or false: a sunny window is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the glass is painted (b) the paper makes colours (c) water splits the light (d) the water is coloured
Answer key
- 7
- not needed
- a sunny window
- needed
- many colours mixed
- a clear glass of water
- True
- a magnet
- not needed
- 4
- True
- so it does not fall
- we keep it the same
- needed
- False
- True
- the same white paper
- refraction
- yeast
- yeast
- False
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- not needed
- False
- turmeric powder
- a sheet of white paper
- a small rainbow
- False
- 6
- we keep it the same
- the rainbow fades
- never look at the Sun
- True
- True
- False
- False
- 2
- we keep it the same
- water splits the light
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