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 honey denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 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 “the same glass”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 3.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) in the water layer (b) on top of the oil (c) in the oil layer (d) at the very bottom
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) honey (c) water with food colour (d) a tall clear glass
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) honey (c) water with food colour (d) a mirror
- 6.🍯 Is very salty water denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense 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: how much of each liquid is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) cooking oil (c) an ice cube (d) a ping-pong ball
- 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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 glass is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: yeast is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) cooking oil (c) a coin (d) air
- 14.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) cooking oil (c) a pebble (d) a coin
- 16.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.True or false: an ice cube is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 18.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very thin (b) very colourful (c) heavy for its size (d) very hot
- 19.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil attracts magnets (b) oil makes it rain (c) spilled oil is slippery (d) oil turns into honey
- 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 21.⚖️ 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) how much of each liquid (b) the order of the layers (c) the same three liquids (d) the same glass
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a tall clear glass
- 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a pebble (b) cooking oil (c) a cork (d) an ice cube
- 26.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) air (b) a coin (c) very salty water (d) a pebble
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) honey (c) a tall clear glass (d) water with food colour
- 29.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) pour it on the floor (b) taste each layer (c) throw the glass (d) do not lick the spoon
- 30.True or false: a magnet is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 33.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is yellow (b) it is the stickiest (c) it is the densest (d) it is the coldest
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a tall clear glass (c) cooking oil (d) a magnet
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) air (c) cooking oil (d) a cork
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) a mirror (c) a spoon (d) cooking oil
- 37.True or false: cooking oil is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) yeast (c) cooking oil (d) a tall clear glass
- 39.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) cooking oil (c) honey (d) air
- 40.True or false: an ice cube is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- denser than water
- we keep it the same
- at the very bottom
- turmeric powder
- a mirror
- denser than water
- False
- a pebble
- not needed
- False
- False
- False
- a coin
- needed
- cooking oil
- needed
- True
- heavy for its size
- spilled oil is slippery
- we keep it the same
- the order of the layers
- a tall clear glass
- False
- False
- a pebble
- air
- the same three liquids
- yeast
- do not lick the spoon
- False
- True
- we change it
- it is the densest
- a magnet
- a coin
- a mirror
- False
- yeast
- honey
- False
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