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