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