A Circle of Color: teacher key

Rainbows, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. Rainbows are really circles. Learn where the sun must be and what a prism does.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What does a prism do to sunlight?
- Splits it into colors (answer)
- Puts it out
- Makes it hot
Where must the sun be to see a rainbow?
- In front of you
- Behind you (answer)
- Right above you
What is a rainbow really?
- A square
- A straight line
- A full circle (answer)
Why do we see only an arc?
- The ground hides the lower part (answer)
- The sky is too small
- Rain eats it
What does opposite mean here?
- Very near
- Across from (answer)
- Like a twin