What You’ll Discover
- Every rainbow is a full circle - the ground hides the lower half, but from an aeroplane you can sometimes see the whole glowing ring
- White light holds every color blended together, and a raindrop or prism bends each color a slightly different amount to reveal them all
- A rainbow always moves with your eyes and can never be reached, no matter how far you walk toward it
- Scientists bounced a laser beam off the Moon using mirror-like reflectors left on the surface by astronauts
- Bees can see a color called ultraviolet that human eyes cannot detect, revealing secret patterns painted on flowers
Your child will discover that white sunlight secretly contains every color of the rainbow blended together, and that a single raindrop can spread them all apart - which is why you can never walk to the end of a rainbow. This episode of The Brain Bus Junior Adventurers is made for ages 5–7 and runs about 14 minutes, just right for a stretch of highway. In this episode, kids explore why rainbows are actually full circles (the ground hides the bottom half), how prisms and raindrops bend light to reveal hidden colors, and why bees can see an ultraviolet layer of the world that humans cannot. Nova and Cosmo also cover how scientists bounced a laser beam off the Moon using mirrors left there by astronauts. Whether you're looking for screen-free car ride activities or a podcast for a 6 year old road trip, this episode gives children something genuinely surprising to think and talk about - no screen required. A shouted Road Challenge and a three-question quiz keep kids actively involved for the whole ride.
Chapters
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