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