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 very salty water denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 2.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: a coin is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) coloured water (b) honey (c) cooking oil (d) the spoon
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cooking oil (c) a spoon (d) a tall clear glass
- 6.🍯 Is a glass marble denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) in the honey layer (b) on top of the oil (c) in the water layer (d) under the honey
- 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a pebble (b) a ping-pong ball (c) cooking oil (d) an ice cube
- 11.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) honey (d) a magnet
- 13.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is less dense (b) oil is heavier (c) oil is sticky (d) oil is hot
- 14.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) cooking oil (c) a ping-pong ball (d) very salty water
- 15.True or false: a pebble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) cooking oil (c) a tall clear glass (d) turmeric powder
- 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 same glass is kept the same. (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? True or false: how much of each liquid is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a coin (b) an ice cube (c) a ping-pong ball (d) air
- 20.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 21.True or false: a magnet is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) cooking oil (c) a magnet (d) honey
- 25.🧺 Do we need cooking oil for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) air (c) a ping-pong ball (d) very salty water
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) very salty water (c) a coin (d) honey
- 29.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 30.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a pebble (c) a coin (d) a ping-pong ball
- 33.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) pour it on the floor (b) do not lick the spoon (c) throw the glass (d) taste each layer
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a tall clear glass (c) yeast (d) honey
- 37.🛟 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
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) honey (c) a tall clear glass (d) cooking oil
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 40.True or false: yeast is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- denser than water
- False
- False
- cooking oil
- a mirror
- denser than water
- False
- on top of the oil
- not needed
- a pebble
- False
- honey
- oil is less dense
- very salty water
- False
- turmeric powder
- True
- False
- a coin
- needed
- False
- denser than water
- False
- a magnet
- needed
- not needed
- very salty water
- a ping-pong ball
- less dense than water
- False
- we keep it the same
- a ping-pong ball
- do not lick the spoon
- we keep it the same
- True
- yeast
- spilled oil is slippery
- yeast
- a tall clear glass
- True
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