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