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