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