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