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