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