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