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