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