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