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 sheet of white paper is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧺 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) a balloon
- 3.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 4.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🧺 Do we need a sheet of white paper for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a sunny window (d) bright sunlight
- 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Do we need a sunny window for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) yeast (c) a sunny window (d) a clear glass of water
- 11.🛟 Why should the glass of water stand on a steady, flat place? (a) so it turns blue (b) so the Sun moves (c) so it does not fall (d) so it gets hot
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) a magnet (c) a sheet of white paper (d) bright sunlight
- 13.☀️ What is white sunlight really made of? (a) tiny drops of water (b) tiny bits of dust (c) many colours mixed (d) only yellow light
- 14.⚖️ 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 time of day (b) the same glass (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the amount of water
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a sheet of white paper (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🔮 Predict: you spray fine water drops with the Sun behind you. What may you see? (a) snow falling (b) a small rainbow (c) a shadow of ice (d) a magnet
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a clear glass of water
- 19.🔮 What happens if a cloud covers the Sun during the rainbow experiment? (a) the rainbow fades (b) it turns brighter (c) it floats away (d) it turns all red
- 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 amount of water (b) brightness of rainbow (c) the time of day
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) bright sunlight (d) a balloon
- 22.True or false: a magnet is needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ 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) brightness of rainbow (b) the amount of water (c) the same glass (d) the same window
- 24.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) magnetism (b) evaporation (c) refraction (d) reflection
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a sunny window (c) a clear glass of water (d) bright sunlight
- 28.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) red (b) orange (c) yellow (d) violet
- 29.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 30.🛟 Which rule keeps you safe when working with sunlight? (a) look at it through glass (b) look at it in a mirror (c) never look at the Sun (d) stare at the Sun
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.True or false: a magnet is not 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? True or false: brightness of rainbow is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) behind you (b) in front of you (c) straight above you (d) under the ground
- 35.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a sunny window (c) turmeric powder (d) a clear glass of water
- 37.True or false: a sunny window is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is violet?
- 40.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is blue?
Answer key
- True
- a balloon
- 7
- needed
- needed
- a balloon
- True
- needed
- False
- yeast
- so it does not fall
- a magnet
- many colours mixed
- brightness of rainbow
- a sheet of white paper
- a small rainbow
- False
- a clear glass of water
- the rainbow fades
- the time of day
- bright sunlight
- False
- the amount of water
- refraction
- the same window
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- violet
- 2
- never look at the Sun
- we change it
- True
- False
- behind you
- we measure it
- turmeric powder
- True
- True
- 1
- 3
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