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.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 2.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 3.🧺 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) turmeric powder
- 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a clear glass of water (b) yeast (c) bright sunlight (d) a sheet of white paper
- 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: brightness of rainbow is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: yeast is 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 window”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 11.⚖️ 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 amount of water (b) the same window (c) the time of day (d) the same glass
- 12.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is green?
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a clear glass of water (d) a magnet
- 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) prisms (b) clouds (c) magnets (d) balloons
- 17.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the time of day is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the outside (top) edge? (a) blue (b) violet (c) green (d) red
- 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a clear glass of water
- 23.⚖️ 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 window (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the amount of water (d) the time of day
- 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a sheet of white paper is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it in a mirror (b) look at it through glass (c) never look at the Sun (d) stare at the Sun
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a balloon (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
- 34.🌈 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
- 35.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) red (b) yellow (c) orange (d) violet
- 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it turns blue (b) so it gets hot (c) so the Sun moves (d) so it does not fall
- 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sheet of white paper
Answer key
- 7
- needed
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- True
- True
- False
- we keep it the same
- the amount of water
- True
- 4
- a magnet
- not needed
- prisms
- 3
- False
- True
- red
- True
- a clear glass of water
- brightness of rainbow
- False
- True
- we measure it
- True
- False
- not needed
- False
- False
- never look at the Sun
- a balloon
- water splits the light
- violet
- not needed
- so it does not fall
- not needed
- the same white paper
- a mirror
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