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