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.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) turmeric powder (b) a clear glass of water (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for the water rainbow. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the water rainbow? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🛟 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
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🔮 Raindrops in the sky act like tiny ___ for sunlight. (a) prisms (b) clouds (c) balloons (d) magnets
- 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a battery cell (c) a clear glass of water (d) bright sunlight
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ 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 glass (b) the time of day (c) the same window (d) the amount of water
- 13.🌈 How many colours do we name in a rainbow (VIBGYOR)?
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sheet of white paper (b) a clear glass of water (c) yeast (d) bright sunlight
- 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) turmeric powder (c) a sheet of white paper (d) a clear glass of water
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) bright sunlight (b) a balloon (c) a sunny window (d) a sheet of white paper
- 19.True or false: a balloon is needed for the water rainbow. (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 same white paper”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 21.⚖️ 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 same white paper
- 22.🛟 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
- 23.📘 What do we call light bending as it passes from air into water? (a) reflection (b) magnetism (c) refraction (d) evaporation
- 24.🌈 Why does sunlight make a rainbow through a glass of water? (a) the paper makes colours (b) water splits the light (c) the water is coloured (d) the glass is painted
- 25.True or false: a sunny window is not needed for the water rainbow. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🌈 In a rainbow in the sky, which colour is on the inside (bottom) edge? (a) violet (b) yellow (c) orange (d) red
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does the amount of water in the glass change how bright the rainbow is? True or false: the same white paper is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) bright sunlight
- 29.🧺 Do we need a clear glass of water for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is indigo?
- 33.🌦️ To see a rainbow in the sky, where must the Sun be? (a) straight above you (b) behind you (c) in front of you (d) under the ground
- 34.⚖️ 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 window (b) the time of day (c) brightness of rainbow (d) the same glass
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for the water rainbow. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a sheet of white paper (c) bright sunlight (d) a clear glass of water
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a sunny window (d) yeast
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the water rainbow? (a) a sunny window (b) bright sunlight (c) a clear glass of water (d) a magnet
- 38.🌈 In VIBGYOR, what number colour is orange?
- 39.🧺 Do we need bright sunlight for the water rainbow? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for the water rainbow? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a sheet of white paper
Answer key
- a clear glass of water
- True
- False
- not needed
- not needed
- so it does not fall
- the time of day
- prisms
- a battery cell
- the same window
- True
- the amount of water
- 7
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- turmeric powder
- a balloon
- False
- we keep it the same
- the same white paper
- never look at the Sun
- refraction
- water splits the light
- False
- violet
- False
- bright sunlight
- needed
- not needed
- False
- 2
- behind you
- brightness of rainbow
- a battery cell
- a sunny window
- a magnet
- 6
- needed
- a sheet of white paper
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