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