How Do You Make A Rainbow? (RI 2.3)

CAUSE: The sun shines after a rainstorm.

EFFECT: __________________________________

• It might snow soon.

• There is a rainbow.

• It will be cloudy.

• Yesterday was hot.

Why do you need to follow these directions on a sunny day to see a rainbow?

• You need light.

• You need heat.

• You need yellow.

• You can't have clouds.

Why does the mirror need to face the sun?

• So you can see the sun in the mirror.

• So the sun will heat the water.

• So the sun's light will hit the mirror.

• So the mirror will block the sun.

Why do you need to fill the dish with water before holding up the white paper or cardboard?

• So the water will bend the light and make it refract.

• So the water will cool the mirror.

• So the sun will light up the water.

• So the water will put out the sun.

Which shows these steps summarized (retold in a short version)?

• 1. Put baking dish on flat surface.

  2. Place mirror on one side.

  3. Turn the dish to the sun.

  4. Fill dish halfway with water.

  5. Hold up white paper and see the rainbow!

• 1. Put baking dish on flat surface.

  2. Place mirror on one side.

  3. Hold up white paper and see the rainbow!

  4. Fill dish halfway with water.

  5. Turn the dish to the sun.

What happens when the water bends the light?

• The light is sent back into space.

• The light becomes stronger.

• The light becomes brighter.

• The light breaks up into the different colors.

What does "refraction" mean in this passage?

• when you respond to something

• when you take something back

• when you redo a math problem

• when light is broken up into separate colors

What is the experiment meant to show?

• How rainbows heat up water in ponds after a storm.

• How light makes its way back into space.

• How light going through water in the air after a storm creates a rainbow.

Which of these is NOT a color of the rainbow?

• blue

• purple

• indigo

• violet

What happened?

• The sun, mirror, dish, water, and white paper create a problem.

• The sun, mirror, dish, water, and white paper create heat.

• The sun, mirror, dish, water, and white paper create a rainbow.

• The sun, mirror, dish, water, and white paper create a laser.