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.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 2.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ 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 white paper (c) the amount of water
- 4.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) magnetism (b) reflection (c) evaporation (d) refraction
- 5.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 6.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) balloons (b) clouds (c) magnets (d) prisms
- 7.⚖️ 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 time of day (c) the same glass (d) the amount of water
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a mirror (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
- 9.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sunny window (d) a battery cell
- 11.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) a magnet
- 13.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) it turns brighter (b) it turns all red (c) it floats away (d) the rainbow fades
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a battery cell
- 15.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 16.🧺 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 sunny window (d) a balloon
- 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it turns blue (b) so it gets hot (c) so it does not fall (d) so the Sun moves
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) a balloon (c) a sheet of white paper (d) bright sunlight
- 24.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is yellow?
- 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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 26.⚖️ 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
- 27.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) green (b) blue (c) red (d) violet
- 30.⚖️ 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 glass
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 33.⚖️ 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 time of day (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the same white paper (d) the same glass
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a clear glass of water (c) bright sunlight (d) turmeric powder
- 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 39.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) many colours mixed (b) tiny drops of water (c) tiny bits of dust (d) only yellow light
- 40.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
Answer key
- needed
- True
- the same white paper
- refraction
- 7
- prisms
- the amount of water
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- needed
- a sunny window
- the rainbow fades
- a battery cell
- 6
- a balloon
- not needed
- True
- so it does not fall
- True
- we measure it
- False
- a balloon
- 5
- True
- True
- True
- False
- red
- the same glass
- True
- 2
- brightness of rainbow
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- False
- not needed
- many colours mixed
- 4
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