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