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