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