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