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