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 of these is denser than water? (a) cooking oil (b) honey (c) air (d) a ping-pong ball
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) honey (c) an ice cube (d) air
- 3.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) do not lick the spoon (b) taste each layer (c) pour it on the floor (d) throw the glass
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) a spoon (c) cooking oil (d) a balloon
- 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 6.⚖️ 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
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) yeast (c) a tall clear glass (d) honey
- 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers (d) how much of each liquid
- 10.🔮 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
- 11.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) a pebble (c) very salty water (d) cooking oil
- 12.True or false: very salty water is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) water with food colour (c) honey (d) turmeric powder
- 14.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is yellow (b) it is the densest (c) it is the coldest (d) it is the stickiest
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.🧺 Do we need a spoon for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 17.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) on top of the oil (b) in the honey layer (c) under the honey (d) in the water layer
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a coin (b) air (c) very salty water (d) honey
- 19.True or false: a cork is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 20.⚖️ 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
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) a spoon (c) a tall clear glass (d) a magnet
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) turmeric powder (c) honey (d) cooking oil
- 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 the one thing we change? (a) the same glass (b) the same three liquids (c) how much of each liquid (d) the order of pouring
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) a coin (c) a cork (d) honey
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) honey (c) a tall clear glass (d) a spoon
- 27.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very hot (b) heavy for its size (c) very colourful (d) very thin
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) honey (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 29.🧺 Do we need cooking oil for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 31.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a pebble (b) honey (c) air (d) very salty water
- 32.🍯 Is air denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) honey (b) cooking oil (c) a spoon (d) a battery cell
- 35.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) bubbles of gas (b) one mixed colour (c) three separate layers (d) the glass gets hot
- 36.True or false: a coin is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: a magnet is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 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 same three liquids (b) the order of pouring (c) the order of the layers
Answer key
- honey
- honey
- do not lick the spoon
- a balloon
- True
- how much of each liquid
- yeast
- not needed
- the order of the layers
- at the very bottom
- cooking oil
- True
- turmeric powder
- it is the densest
- False
- needed
- on top of the oil
- air
- True
- we measure it
- a magnet
- turmeric powder
- False
- the order of pouring
- a cork
- a magnet
- heavy for its size
- honey
- needed
- not needed
- air
- less dense than water
- we keep it the same
- a battery cell
- three separate layers
- False
- True
- denser than water
- we change it
- the same three liquids
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