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