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.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 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 pouring (b) the same three liquids (c) the same glass (d) the order of the layers
- 3.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🍯 Is air denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 5.🛟 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
- 6.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a coin (b) very salty water (c) a ping-pong ball (d) honey
- 8.True or false: honey is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 10.True or false: water with food colour is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🍯 Is an ice cube denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 12.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil makes it rain (b) oil attracts magnets (c) oil turns into honey (d) spilled oil is slippery
- 13.🧺 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
- 14.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very thin (b) heavy for its size (c) very hot (d) very colourful
- 15.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) three separate layers (c) bubbles of gas (d) the glass gets hot
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) a tall clear glass (d) a mirror
- 17.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they turn to honey (b) they separate again (c) they become solid (d) they mix for ever
- 18.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.True or false: a pebble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) an ice cube (b) very salty water (c) honey (d) a coin
- 23.True or false: cooking oil is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🍯 Is a pebble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is the stickiest (b) it is yellow (c) it is the coldest (d) it is the densest
- 27.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a cork (b) cooking oil (c) air (d) very salty water
- 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 29.⚖️ 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 the layers (c) the order of pouring
- 30.True or false: cooking oil is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) cooking oil (c) an ice cube (d) a coin
- 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 the layers”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 34.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a pebble (b) a ping-pong ball (c) air (d) an ice cube
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 36.True or false: a balloon is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) an ice cube (c) a pebble (d) honey
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) cooking oil (c) water with food colour (d) a mirror
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an ice cube (b) honey (c) cooking oil (d) a cork
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a spoon (c) a battery cell (d) a tall clear glass
Answer key
- we change it
- the order of pouring
- False
- less dense than water
- do not lick the spoon
- True
- a ping-pong ball
- False
- not needed
- False
- less dense than water
- spilled oil is slippery
- a magnet
- heavy for its size
- three separate layers
- a mirror
- they separate again
- we keep it the same
- True
- False
- False
- an ice cube
- True
- denser than water
- not needed
- it is the densest
- very salty water
- not needed
- the same three liquids
- False
- a coin
- we measure it
- not needed
- a pebble
- a tall clear glass
- False
- an ice cube
- a mirror
- honey
- a battery cell
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