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.🛟 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
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a mirror (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 4.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns all red (b) it turns brighter (c) the rainbow fades (d) it floats away
- 5.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 6.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same white paper (d) the time of day
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) bright sunlight
- 10.🧺 Do we need a sunny window 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 clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) yeast
- 12.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) evaporation (b) reflection (c) magnetism (d) refraction
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a battery cell (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
- 14.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 16.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) turmeric powder
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a magnet (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) violet (b) blue (c) red (d) green
- 23.True or false: bright sunlight is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 24.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 25.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a magnet (b) a shadow of ice (c) snow falling (d) a small rainbow
- 26.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow
- 27.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🛟 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
- 29.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 32.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) magnets (b) clouds (c) prisms (d) balloons
- 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 35.⚖️ 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 glass (c) the amount of water (d) the time of day
- 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a balloon (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
- 40.⚖️ 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) the time of day (c) brightness of rainbow
Answer key
- 7
- never look at the Sun
- a mirror
- the rainbow fades
- 7
- True
- not needed
- brightness of rainbow
- bright sunlight
- needed
- yeast
- refraction
- a battery cell
- 1
- turmeric powder
- False
- needed
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- a magnet
- not needed
- red
- True
- we measure it
- a small rainbow
- the same white paper
- needed
- so it does not fall
- we keep it the same
- False
- we keep it the same
- prisms
- True
- False
- the amount of water
- not needed
- not needed
- 5
- a balloon
- the time of day
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