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 of these is denser than water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) a coin (c) an ice cube (d) air
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) a glass marble (c) honey (d) a ping-pong ball
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a tall clear glass (c) yeast (d) cooking oil
- 4.🔮 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) at the very bottom (d) in the oil layer
- 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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 what we measure? (a) the order of pouring (b) the order of the layers (c) the same glass (d) how much of each liquid
- 7.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very thin (b) heavy for its size (c) very colourful (d) very hot
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) turmeric powder (c) cooking oil (d) a tall clear glass
- 9.True or false: honey is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) taste each layer (b) do not lick the spoon (c) throw the glass (d) pour it on the floor
- 11.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) bubbles of gas (c) the glass gets hot (d) three separate layers
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) a cork (c) an ice cube (d) a glass marble
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a magnet
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a coin (d) a cork
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) a magnet (d) a tall clear glass
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a cork (c) very salty water (d) honey
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) cooking oil (c) water with food colour (d) a balloon
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) an ice cube (c) a coin (d) honey
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.True or false: honey is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 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 “the same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.True or false: very salty water is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a glass marble (b) honey (c) very salty water (d) an ice cube
- 26.🧺 Do we need cooking oil for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 27.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) cooking oil
- 29.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) very salty water (b) air (c) a ping-pong ball (d) cooking oil
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) air (c) a ping-pong ball (d) an ice cube
- 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 order of the layers”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 32.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a glass marble (b) cooking oil (c) a coin (d) honey
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a battery cell (b) a spoon (c) honey (d) water with food colour
- 34.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) cooking oil (b) a pebble (c) an ice cube (d) air
- 35.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🍯 Is a pebble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 37.🍯 Is a coin denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 38.⚖️ 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 three liquids (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers
- 39.⚖️ 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) how much of each liquid (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers
- 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- a coin
- a ping-pong ball
- yeast
- at the very bottom
- not needed
- the order of the layers
- heavy for its size
- turmeric powder
- False
- do not lick the spoon
- three separate layers
- False
- a glass marble
- water with food colour
- a coin
- a magnet
- a cork
- a balloon
- we change it
- an ice cube
- we keep it the same
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- an ice cube
- needed
- False
- cooking oil
- very salty water
- honey
- we measure it
- cooking oil
- a battery cell
- a pebble
- not needed
- denser than water
- denser than water
- the same three liquids
- how much of each liquid
- not needed
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