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