How are rainbows formed for kids

I like to teach about rainbows and the colors of the rainbow around St. Patrick’s Day since part of the lore of the leprechaun is that he sometimes hides his pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. Here are a few of my favorite rainbow activities. Rainbow Science Experiment This simple experiment helps students […]

Awesome Rainbow Science Experiments for Kids- fun for St. Patrick's day!

Rainbows appear to form in the air,but they are not actually real.The sun's rays reach water droplets in the air, and disperse into 7 colors of the rainbow.When this happens,total internal reflection occurs within the droplet.Light exits the droplet,refracts,and causes the 7 colors to exit the water droplet at different angles.The highest water droplet will refract at the greatest angle,and cause you to see red,the next droplet will make you see orange,and so on. This is an optical…

Making a crystal rainbow is fun and very easy. Try this science experiment to learn about crystallization.

Winter Science for Kids: Explore light and colors by making rainbow reflections using a CD and paper snowflakes! #buggyandbuddy #winterscience #scienceforkids #papersnowflakes #wintercrafts #rainbows #rainbowscience #lightscience

Science and art combine in this amazing and simple rainbow experiment. The kids will love to make, explore and paint rainbows,

You can use this rainbow science lesson and the activities at the end of the post to learn about light, wavelengths, color, and nature.

Rainbows look like swipes of brightly colored paint hanging in the sky. Have you ever wondered how they got there?

Learn all the Fun Facts About Rainbows and trivia from how they form, the shape, the colors, and the symbols throughout history.

Learn about the science of these weather wonders with this fun rainbow unit study for homeschoolers!