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