Water Prism Rainbow Maker

This is a fun project you can do as a class activity to learn how water can work as a prism and separate the light into colors.

For this project you will need:

1. a plastic container
2. a small mirror
3. a strong flashlight
4. enough water to fill the plastic container
5. a dark room

For this step you will need:

1. the plastic container
2. the mirror

Place the mirror inside of the container at a 45° angle.

This step you will need:

1. the plastic container with the mirror in it
2. the water

fell the container with water till the mirror is completely covered.

For this step you will need:

1. the container with water and the mirror in it
2. the flashlight
3. a dark room

Position the container where the mirror is facing a wall. Shine a flashlight onto the mirror until you can see the reflection on the wall, you may have to move the flashlight around some until you see the Rainbow.