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