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.True or false: a coin is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) honey (b) a ping-pong ball (c) air (d) an ice cube
- 3.True or false: honey is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: water with food colour is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 6.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: honey is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: air is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 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 “the same three liquids”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a tall clear glass (d) yeast
- 11.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 12.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a pebble (b) a coin (c) very salty water (d) cooking oil
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) honey (c) water with food colour (d) a balloon
- 14.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they separate again (b) they turn to honey (c) they become solid (d) they mix for ever
- 15.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 16.⚖️ 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 same three liquids (c) the order of the layers
- 17.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil attracts magnets (b) oil makes it rain (c) spilled oil is slippery (d) oil turns into honey
- 18.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) a coin (c) a cork (d) a pebble
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) water with food colour (c) a balloon (d) cooking oil
- 21.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a pebble (b) a glass marble (c) air (d) a coin
- 22.True or false: turmeric powder 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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same glass (b) the order of the layers (c) the order of pouring
- 24.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) taste each layer (b) throw the glass (c) pour it on the floor (d) do not lick the spoon
- 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) a tall clear glass (c) water with food colour (d) turmeric powder
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) a ping-pong ball (c) cooking oil (d) a cork
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) honey (c) cooking oil (d) a coin
- 30.True or false: a pebble is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 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 what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) the same three liquids (c) the order of the layers (d) the order of pouring
- 32.True or false: honey is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a glass marble (b) an ice cube (c) a coin (d) honey
- 34.⚖️ 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) how much of each liquid (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers
- 35.⚖️ 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
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) a tall clear glass (c) cooking oil (d) yeast
- 37.🧺 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) cooking oil (d) a battery cell
- 38.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is the stickiest (b) it is yellow (c) it is the densest (d) it is the coldest
- 39.🧺 Do we need water with food colour for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.🍯 Is cooking oil denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
Answer key
- True
- honey
- True
- False
- we measure it
- False
- False
- True
- we keep it the same
- a tall clear glass
- False
- cooking oil
- a balloon
- they separate again
- True
- the same three liquids
- spilled oil is slippery
- not needed
- a cork
- a balloon
- air
- True
- the same glass
- do not lick the spoon
- we change it
- False
- turmeric powder
- a coin
- cooking oil
- True
- the order of the layers
- False
- an ice cube
- how much of each liquid
- False
- yeast
- a battery cell
- it is the densest
- needed
- less dense than water
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