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