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 a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) bright sunlight (c) a battery cell (d) a sunny window
- 3.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 5.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) refraction (b) evaporation (c) magnetism (d) reflection
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a clear glass of water
- 7.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 8.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 9.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a small rainbow (b) a magnet (c) a shadow of ice (d) snow falling
- 12.⚖️ 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) the time of day (d) the same white paper
- 13.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a clear glass of water (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 18.⚖️ 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
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? Which of these is what we measure? (a) brightness of rainbow (b) the amount of water (c) the time of day (d) the same white paper
- 21.🧺 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) turmeric powder
- 22.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns blue (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it does not fall
- 23.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a magnet
- 25.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) a magnet
- 27.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the paper makes colours (b) the water is coloured (c) the glass is painted (d) water splits the light
- 30.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) violet (b) blue (c) green (d) red
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.True or false: bright sunlight is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 36.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny bits of dust (b) many colours mixed (c) only yellow light (d) tiny drops of water
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) yeast (c) bright sunlight (d) a sunny window
- 38.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) bright sunlight (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a sunny window
Answer key
- needed
- a battery cell
- needed
- we measure it
- refraction
- a clear glass of water
- 7
- 6
- True
- not needed
- a small rainbow
- the amount of water
- False
- 2
- True
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- we keep it the same
- brightness of rainbow
- turmeric powder
- so it does not fall
- 4
- a magnet
- 3
- a magnet
- violet
- we change it
- water splits the light
- True
- False
- True
- red
- True
- True
- many colours mixed
- yeast
- False
- False
- a balloon
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