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