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