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.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a magnet (c) honey (d) a tall clear glass
- 3.🍯 Is an ice cube denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 6.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) pour it on the floor (b) do not lick the spoon (c) taste each layer (d) throw the glass
- 7.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) a spoon (c) cooking oil (d) a mirror
- 9.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ 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 glass is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the water layer (c) in the oil layer (d) at the very bottom
- 13.⚖️ 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 three liquids (c) the order of the layers (d) how much of each liquid
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) a spoon (c) honey (d) turmeric powder
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) water with food colour
- 16.True or false: very salty water is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) a balloon (c) a tall clear glass (d) cooking oil
- 19.True or false: a ping-pong ball is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is yellow (b) it is the densest (c) it is the coldest (d) it is the stickiest
- 21.True or false: a glass marble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ 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 pouring (b) the same three liquids (c) the order of the layers
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) cooking oil (c) honey (d) yeast
- 24.True or false: cooking oil is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) cooking oil (c) a tall clear glass (d) a mirror
- 26.True or false: an ice cube is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) very salty water (b) an ice cube (c) air (d) cooking oil
- 28.⚖️ 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 the layers”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — do the layers end up in the same order if we pour the liquids in a different order? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how much of each liquid (b) the same glass (c) the same three liquids (d) the order of pouring
- 30.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a coin (b) cooking oil (c) an ice cube (d) a cork
- 31.🍯 Is a pebble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 32.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 33.⚖️ 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 “how much of each liquid”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) an ice cube (c) a cork (d) a glass marble
- 37.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a battery cell (b) a spoon (c) a tall clear glass (d) cooking oil
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) yeast (c) honey (d) cooking oil
Answer key
- False
- a magnet
- less dense than water
- False
- not needed
- do not lick the spoon
- True
- a mirror
- less dense than water
- not needed
- True
- at the very bottom
- the order of the layers
- turmeric powder
- water with food colour
- False
- True
- a balloon
- True
- it is the densest
- False
- the same three liquids
- yeast
- False
- a mirror
- False
- very salty water
- we measure it
- the order of pouring
- a coin
- denser than water
- False
- we keep it the same
- True
- needed
- a glass marble
- False
- False
- a battery cell
- yeast
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