Density Tower Experiment Worksheet
What you do (Heaviest for its size sinks): 1. Pour honey slowly into the glass to fill about a quarter. 2. Pour coloured water gently down the side of the glass. 3. Pour the cooking oil gently on top and watch the layers settle. 4. Gently drop in a cork and a coin, see where each stops, and wipe up oil spills.
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- 1.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of pouring is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of the layers is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they become solid (b) they turn to honey (c) they mix for ever (d) they separate again
- 4.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil turns into honey (b) spilled oil is slippery (c) oil attracts magnets (d) oil makes it rain
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the order of pouring is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 7.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a pebble (c) very salty water (d) a ping-pong ball
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) an ice cube (c) honey (d) air
- 9.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the oil layer (c) at the very bottom (d) in the water layer
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the order of pouring (b) the same glass (c) the order of the layers (d) how much of each liquid
- 11.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) cooking oil (b) a ping-pong ball (c) air (d) a coin
- 12.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) pour it on the floor (b) do not lick the spoon (c) throw the glass (d) taste each layer
- 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 16.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) bubbles of gas (b) three separate layers (c) one mixed colour (d) the glass gets hot
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? What do we do with “the order of pouring”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 18.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a coin (b) a pebble (c) an ice cube (d) honey
- 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 20.True or false: air is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🍯 Is a glass marble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) a mirror (c) cooking oil (d) a spoon
- 23.🍯 Is air denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a battery cell (c) water with food colour (d) cooking oil
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) a tall clear glass (c) cooking oil (d) turmeric powder
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) a mirror (c) a spoon (d) honey
- 27.True or false: honey is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same three liquids (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: how much of each liquid is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a magnet (c) cooking oil (d) honey
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a tall clear glass (c) cooking oil (d) a balloon
- 33.True or false: yeast is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 34.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the order of the layers (b) the order of pouring (c) how much of each liquid
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? True or false: the same three liquids is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: a spoon is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) cooking oil (b) coloured water (c) the spoon (d) honey
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) cooking oil (c) honey (d) a tall clear glass
- 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) under the honey (b) in the water layer (c) in the honey layer (d) on top of the oil
Answer key
- True
- False
- they separate again
- spilled oil is slippery
- False
- cooking oil
- a ping-pong ball
- honey
- at the very bottom
- the order of the layers
- a coin
- do not lick the spoon
- True
- False
- not needed
- three separate layers
- we change it
- an ice cube
- not needed
- False
- denser than water
- a mirror
- less dense than water
- a battery cell
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- True
- the same three liquids
- True
- not needed
- a magnet
- a balloon
- True
- how much of each liquid
- True
- False
- cooking oil
- a magnet
- False
- on top of the oil
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