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 green?
- 2.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 4.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.⚖️ 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 same window (c) the amount of water
- 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 11.⚖️ 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) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow
- 12.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it does not fall (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it turns blue
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the amount of water is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 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
- 15.⚖️ 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 white paper (b) the same window (c) the amount of water (d) the same glass
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a balloon (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 17.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
- 19.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 20.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) clouds (b) balloons (c) magnets (d) prisms
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a sunny window is not 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? True or false: the same white paper is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 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 battery cell (d) a sunny window
- 26.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) refraction (b) reflection (c) magnetism (d) evaporation
- 27.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 30.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is red?
- 31.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) it turns all red (c) the rainbow fades (d) it floats away
- 32.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) stare at the Sun (b) never look at the Sun (c) look at it through glass (d) look at it in a mirror
- 33.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 39.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 40.🧺 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
Answer key
- 4
- needed
- 7
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- not needed
- the same window
- True
- we keep it the same
- the same glass
- so it does not fall
- False
- yeast
- the amount of water
- a balloon
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- prisms
- False
- False
- False
- True
- a battery cell
- refraction
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- 7
- the rainbow fades
- never look at the Sun
- True
- True
- True
- needed
- False
- 3
- 2
- a mirror
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