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 rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) look at it through glass (c) stare at the Sun (d) never look at the Sun
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) red (b) green (c) violet (d) blue
- 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 7.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 8.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny bits of dust (b) tiny drops of water (c) many colours mixed (d) only yellow light
- 9.🧺 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) bright sunlight (d) a balloon
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 12.🌈 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
- 13.⚖️ 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 same window (c) the amount of water (d) the same white paper
- 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.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) yellow (b) red (c) orange (d) violet
- 16.⚖️ 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 same glass (b) the same window (c) the time of day (d) brightness of rainbow
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 19.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 21.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a balloon (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
- 23.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) evaporation (b) refraction (c) magnetism (d) reflection
- 27.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 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) the same glass (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the amount of water
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a sunny window
- 30.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) clouds (c) balloons (d) prisms
- 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) yeast
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) turmeric powder (d) a sheet of white paper
- 33.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a magnet (d) a sunny window
- 39.⚖️ 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 white paper
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- never look at the Sun
- True
- red
- False
- needed
- 4
- 2
- many colours mixed
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- 7
- water splits the light
- the amount of water
- False
- violet
- brightness of rainbow
- we keep it the same
- False
- we keep it the same
- a clear glass of water
- 1
- a balloon
- we change it
- not needed
- not needed
- refraction
- 5
- the same glass
- a sunny window
- prisms
- yeast
- turmeric powder
- True
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- a mirror
- a magnet
- the same white paper
- True
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