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