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