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.True or false: a clear glass of water is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a mirror (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sheet of white paper
- 4.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) bright sunlight
- 6.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) yellow (b) red (c) violet (d) orange
- 10.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) stare at the Sun (b) never look at the Sun (c) look at it in a mirror (d) look at it through glass
- 11.🛟 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
- 12.True or false: bright sunlight is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a magnet (b) a clear glass of water (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
- 15.🧺 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
- 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a balloon
- 19.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) balloons (b) magnets (c) clouds (d) prisms
- 20.⚖️ 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 time of day (b) the amount of water (c) brightness of rainbow
- 21.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) a shadow of ice (b) a magnet (c) snow falling (d) a small rainbow
- 25.True or false: a clear glass of water is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) bright sunlight (b) a clear glass of water (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a magnet
- 27.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 28.⚖️ 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) brightness of rainbow (d) the amount of water
- 29.🧺 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 magnet (d) a sheet of white paper
- 30.True or false: yeast is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a sheet of white paper
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) yeast (d) a clear glass of water
- 34.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 35.🧺 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
- 36.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a sunny window (d) a mirror
- 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a battery cell (c) a clear glass of water (d) a sunny window
Answer key
- True
- not needed
- a mirror
- 7
- bright sunlight
- needed
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- violet
- never look at the Sun
- so it does not fall
- False
- False
- a clear glass of water
- turmeric powder
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- a balloon
- prisms
- the time of day
- needed
- needed
- we change it
- a small rainbow
- False
- a magnet
- 1
- brightness of rainbow
- a magnet
- True
- False
- a sheet of white paper
- yeast
- 6
- a mirror
- True
- 2
- a sunny window
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
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