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.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) evaporation (b) magnetism (c) refraction (d) reflection
- 4.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 5.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 6.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) look at it through glass (c) never look at the Sun (d) stare at the Sun
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) yeast
- 8.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ 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 window (b) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same glass
- 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 11.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) clouds (b) balloons (c) magnets (d) prisms
- 12.🛟 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
- 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? True or false: the amount of water is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) yeast
- 20.🧺 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) turmeric powder (d) bright sunlight
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a sunny window
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a battery cell (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sheet of white paper
- 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 24.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a shadow of ice (b) snow falling (c) a magnet (d) a small rainbow
- 25.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 26.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water 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? What do we do with “the same window”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a mirror (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sheet of white paper
- 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a clear glass of water
- 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 40.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- 7
- not needed
- refraction
- 5
- 6
- never look at the Sun
- yeast
- True
- the amount of water
- we measure it
- prisms
- so it does not fall
- 7
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- yeast
- turmeric powder
- a sunny window
- a battery cell
- we keep it the same
- a small rainbow
- 3
- needed
- we keep it the same
- True
- a mirror
- a magnet
- True
- a clear glass of water
- not needed
- not needed
- True
- not needed
- False
- False
- we change it
- True
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