SWR Virtual STEAM Symposium

Readings about Rainbows

Our Middle School Librarian, Ms. Kalin, shares how to get eBook access and reads Ellen Stoll Walsh's Mouse Paint.

eBook access and reading- Mouse Paint.webm

After the Rain - a folktale from Kenya.mov

After the Rain

Read by Ms. Cara Brown, Miller Avenue Music Teacher

The Colors of the Rainbow

Read by Dr. Amy Meyer, Director of STEM

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How to make rainbow slime

(newsela article with quiz)

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Rainbow Pancakes

(newsela recipe)

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Caught on Camera: Mother Nature's "rainbow lightning" (newsela article with quiz)

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The science and symbolism of rainbows

(newsela article with quiz)

More Rainbow Resources from Discovery Education . . .

Rainbow Rhyme<p>Sid's teacher, Miss Susie, sings a song about rainbows and where they have seen the rainbows.</p>

Seeing Rainbows<p>After days of rain, Sid finally can go outside and he sees a rainbow in the sky! But, it goes away after a minute. Sid wonders why can he only see a rainbow some of the time in the sky and not all of the time? He decides to investigate with his friends at school.</p>

Rainbow Everyday<p>Sid's dad makes him a rainbow so he can see one everyday. Then Sid shares his super idea about how to make a rainbow everyday!</p>

Rug Time<p>Sid's teacher, Miss Susie, tells them all about rainbows during Rug Time.</p>

Riding Home with Grandma<p>Sid rides home with his Grandma who tells him all about the different rainbows she has seen.</p>

Sid the Science Reporter<p>Sid asks his friends if they saw anything special in the sky this morning, looking to see if anyone else saw the rainbow too.</p>

Sunlight and Rainbows<p>Explores the optical phenomenon produced by raindrops refracting lightwaves to create rainbows.</p>

Double Rainbow<p>A man gets overly excited about a double rainbow. Scientists describe the source of the double rainbow.</p>

Color of LightDetails the color of light by examining how white light is really all the colors and bending white light in a prism creates the colors of the rainbow.

Color of Light (Spanish Version)Details the color of light by examining how white light is really all the colors and bending white light in a prism creates the colors of the rainbow.

Somewhere over the RainbowRainbows illuminate the sky with their myriad colors and capture our imaginations time and again. We see them when rain and sun meet, but how exactly are these gorgeous wonders of nature formed? A discussion of the color spectrum of light offers clues.

Fab Lab<p>Sid and kids hold up prisims to sunlight to make rainbows anywhere! See how they do it!</p>

What Is a Moonbow?Defines the term moonbow, a rainbow that occurs with the light of the moon reflecting on water droplets in the air. Moonbows occur at many locations in Yosemite National Park.

The Legend of the Rainbow<p>Profiles a Venezuelan legend about how rainbows came to be. Spanish subtitles are displayed on screen with color words highlighted in red.</p>

What Color Is It?<p>Identifies each color of the rainbow.</p>

Red RainbowTeaches how a sunset and a lightning storm contribute to make a red rainbow, and explains how normal rainbows are made as well.

Rainbow BrightThis clip describes what a rainbow is and how it is formed.

RainbowExplores light and the different colors seen in a rainbow.

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