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.⚖️ 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
- 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 the layers is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ 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 the layers (b) the order of pouring (c) the same glass (d) the same three liquids
- 4.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 8.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a pebble (c) air (d) a glass marble
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) honey (c) turmeric powder (d) a tall clear glass
- 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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 11.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil makes it rain (b) oil attracts magnets (c) oil turns into honey (d) spilled oil is slippery
- 12.⚖️ 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 same glass (c) the order of the layers (d) the same three liquids
- 13.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) air (b) honey (c) a ping-pong ball (d) cooking oil
- 15.True or false: a coin is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.True or false: a pebble is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) a cork (c) honey (d) an ice cube
- 20.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a glass marble (b) a cork (c) cooking oil (d) an ice cube
- 21.🧺 Do we need water with food colour for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: a pebble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) three separate layers (c) the glass gets hot (d) bubbles of gas
- 25.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) honey (b) the spoon (c) coloured water (d) cooking oil
- 26.True or false: air is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a mirror (c) cooking oil (d) a spoon
- 28.⚖️ 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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 29.🍯 Is cooking oil denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) a spoon (c) water with food colour (d) a battery cell
- 32.True or false: honey is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Do we need cooking oil for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) air (c) a ping-pong ball (d) cooking oil
- 35.🍯 Is a coin denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) a coin
- 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) very salty water (b) cooking oil (c) a glass marble (d) honey
- 39.🧺 Do we need a spoon for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- False
- True
- the order of pouring
- we keep it the same
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- air
- turmeric powder
- we change it
- spilled oil is slippery
- the order of the layers
- False
- honey
- False
- not needed
- True
- True
- honey
- a glass marble
- needed
- False
- False
- three separate layers
- cooking oil
- True
- a mirror
- we measure it
- less dense than water
- True
- a battery cell
- False
- needed
- a coin
- denser than water
- an ice cube
- not needed
- cooking oil
- needed
- how much of each liquid
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