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