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.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 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 same three liquids is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 3.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet 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? True or false: the same glass is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a spoon (c) honey (d) a battery cell
- 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 8.True or false: a glass marble is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) cooking oil (d) yeast
- 10.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is the stickiest (b) it is yellow (c) it is the coldest (d) it is the densest
- 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) on top of the oil (d) in the oil layer
- 13.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a glass marble (b) a pebble (c) a cork (d) very salty water
- 14.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 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 order of the layers is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they turn to honey (b) they mix for ever (c) they become solid (d) they separate again
- 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (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? What do we do with “the order of the layers”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) an ice cube (c) a ping-pong ball (d) honey
- 20.True or false: water with food colour is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) cooking oil (c) a glass marble (d) a cork
- 22.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) air (b) a coin (c) an ice cube (d) cooking oil
- 23.True or false: a glass marble is less dense than water. (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 what we measure? (a) the same glass (b) how much of each liquid (c) the same three liquids (d) the order of the layers
- 25.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) cooking oil (b) a cork (c) a pebble (d) an ice cube
- 26.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) a spoon (c) a tall clear glass (d) a magnet
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) cooking oil (c) water with food colour (d) yeast
- 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a magnet (c) a spoon (d) a tall clear glass
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) a mirror (c) a tall clear glass (d) honey
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) water with food colour (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 34.🧺 Do we need cooking oil for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🧺 Do we need water with food colour for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 36.True or false: a pebble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) honey
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pebble (b) very salty water (c) cooking oil (d) a coin
- 39.True or false: honey is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔮 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
Answer key
- True
- False
- False
- not needed
- False
- a battery cell
- we change it
- True
- cooking oil
- False
- it is the densest
- at the very bottom
- a cork
- we keep it the same
- True
- they separate again
- False
- we measure it
- honey
- False
- a glass marble
- a coin
- False
- the order of the layers
- a pebble
- needed
- True
- a magnet
- yeast
- True
- a magnet
- a mirror
- water with food colour
- needed
- needed
- False
- honey
- cooking oil
- True
- on top of the oil
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