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