MAKE A RAINBOW
The rainbow ruler is a paper compass. You can use it to draw 7 different sized arcs. When you color each arc, you’ll have a perfect rainbow!
RAINBOW FUN FACTS:
- Earth is the only planet in our solar system with rainbows.
- A rainbow is created when light passes through a spectrum. When raindrops are falling, they create a spectrum. As the light flows through them, it projects a rainbow in the sky.
- In scientific terms: A rainbow occurs when light is reflected inside a raindrop and refracted out into the air.
- The ancient Greeks and Romans believed that a rainbow was a path from Earth to Mt. Olympus where the gods lived.
- Rainbows are actually a circle when seen from an airplane. There’s nothing at the end of a rainbow because a rainbow has no end.
- The colors of a rainbow from top to bottom are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
- Rainbows are a symbol of hope to many people.
- Depending on the conditions, rainbows can last from a few seconds to several hours.
- It’s not possible to touch a rainbow. Rainbows are an optical illusion, not a physical object.