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 less dense than water? (a) very salty water (b) a pebble (c) a ping-pong ball (d) honey
- 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 same glass”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 3.True or false: a tall clear glass is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a tall clear glass (c) a mirror (d) water with food colour
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 6.🧺 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) cooking oil
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) honey
- 8.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) throw the glass (b) pour it on the floor (c) do not lick the spoon (d) taste each layer
- 10.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) a glass marble (c) an ice cube (d) cooking oil
- 12.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is less dense (b) oil is hot (c) oil is heavier (d) oil is sticky
- 13.⚖️ 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 order of the layers (b) the order of pouring (c) the same glass
- 14.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) spilled oil is slippery (b) oil makes it rain (c) oil attracts magnets (d) oil turns into honey
- 15.True or false: a pebble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a pebble (c) very salty water (d) a cork
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: water with food colour is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 21.🔍 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
- 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 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 order of pouring”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) cooking oil (c) a cork (d) honey
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a pebble (c) honey (d) a cork
- 26.⚖️ 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) how much of each liquid (b) the same glass (c) the same three liquids (d) the order of the layers
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) a tall clear glass (c) a mirror (d) honey
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) honey (c) a battery cell (d) cooking oil
- 29.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) cooking oil (b) a pebble (c) very salty water (d) a coin
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a pebble (d) very salty water
- 31.🔮 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) at the very bottom (d) on top of the oil
- 32.True or false: cooking oil is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: a ping-pong ball is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: water with food colour is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: a coin is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) a magnet (c) a spoon (d) honey
- 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 the one thing we change? (a) the same three liquids (b) how much of each liquid (c) the order of the layers (d) the order of pouring
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- a ping-pong ball
- we keep it the same
- True
- a mirror
- cooking oil
- a battery cell
- honey
- False
- do not lick the spoon
- not needed
- a glass marble
- oil is less dense
- the same glass
- spilled oil is slippery
- False
- a cork
- we measure it
- True
- denser than water
- we keep it the same
- three separate layers
- not needed
- we change it
- honey
- a cork
- the order of the layers
- a mirror
- a battery cell
- cooking oil
- a ping-pong ball
- at the very bottom
- True
- not needed
- False
- True
- False
- False
- a magnet
- the order of pouring
- the same three liquids
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