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