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.🍯 Is a coin denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) a ping-pong ball (c) a glass marble (d) honey
- 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) honey (c) water with food colour (d) yeast
- 6.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) cooking oil (d) yeast
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) honey (c) a pebble (d) a cork
- 9.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) air (b) a coin (c) an ice cube (d) cooking oil
- 10.True or false: a spoon is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) throw the glass (b) pour it on the floor (c) do not lick the spoon (d) taste each layer
- 12.True or false: a glass marble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) a spoon (c) a tall clear glass (d) a battery cell
- 14.True or false: a balloon is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🛟 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
- 16.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a cork (b) cooking oil (c) an ice cube (d) a pebble
- 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 order of the layers”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 18.🔮 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) under the honey (d) in the water layer
- 19.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) air (c) very salty water (d) a ping-pong ball
- 20.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) coloured water (d) the spoon
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) very salty water (c) an ice cube (d) air
- 22.🍯 Is an ice cube denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 23.🔮 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 mix for ever (d) they separate again
- 24.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) water with food colour (c) a balloon (d) cooking oil
- 26.🍯 Is a glass marble denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a magnet (c) a tall clear glass (d) honey
- 28.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) air (c) honey (d) cooking oil
- 29.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.True or false: water with food colour is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 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 “the order of pouring”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) honey (c) a magnet (d) cooking oil
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) a spoon (d) a mirror
- 35.🫗 Why does cooking oil float on top of water? (a) oil is sticky (b) oil is less dense (c) oil is hot (d) oil is heavier
- 36.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) very salty water (b) cooking oil (c) a glass marble (d) honey
- 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 kept the same? (a) the order of pouring (b) how much of each liquid (c) the order of the layers
- 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a tall clear glass (d) a balloon
- 39.⚖️ 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) the glass gets hot (c) bubbles of gas (d) three separate layers
Answer key
- denser than water
- a ping-pong ball
- not needed
- True
- yeast
- needed
- cooking oil
- a cork
- a coin
- False
- do not lick the spoon
- False
- a battery cell
- False
- spilled oil is slippery
- a pebble
- we measure it
- on top of the oil
- very salty water
- cooking oil
- very salty water
- less dense than water
- they separate again
- less dense than water
- a balloon
- denser than water
- a magnet
- honey
- True
- needed
- False
- we change it
- a magnet
- a mirror
- oil is less dense
- cooking oil
- how much of each liquid
- a tall clear glass
- False
- three separate layers
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