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.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) in the water layer (b) on top of the oil (c) under the honey (d) in the honey layer
- 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 order of pouring”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) a coin (c) very salty water (d) a ping-pong ball
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) honey (c) a magnet (d) a tall clear glass
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking oil (b) air (c) a ping-pong ball (d) honey
- 6.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) very salty water (b) a ping-pong ball (c) an ice cube (d) a cork
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) honey (c) cooking oil (d) a tall clear glass
- 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 9.True or false: a tall clear glass is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 11.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) pour it on the floor (b) throw the glass (c) taste each layer (d) do not lick the spoon
- 12.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very colourful (b) very hot (c) very thin (d) heavy for its size
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) three separate layers (b) one mixed colour (c) the glass gets hot (d) bubbles of gas
- 16.⚖️ 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 same glass (b) the order of the layers (c) the order of pouring
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) a battery cell (c) honey (d) a tall clear glass
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) a cork (c) a glass marble (d) cooking oil
- 19.True or false: cooking oil is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 21.🍯 Is a glass marble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 22.True or false: a balloon is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) a spoon (c) water with food colour (d) cooking oil
- 24.True or false: an ice cube is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) a battery cell (c) a spoon (d) a tall clear glass
- 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 “the order of the layers”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) an ice cube (c) air (d) a coin
- 29.⚖️ 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
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) a pebble
- 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a spoon (b) honey (c) turmeric powder (d) cooking oil
- 32.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🍯 Is a coin denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 34.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) at the very bottom (b) in the water layer (c) on top of the oil (d) in the oil layer
- 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) a spoon (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
- 37.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) honey (b) a ping-pong ball (c) cooking oil (d) an ice cube
- 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 order of pouring (d) the same glass
- 39.🍯 Why does honey sink to the bottom of the glass? (a) it is yellow (b) it is the stickiest (c) it is the densest (d) it is the coldest
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) a coin (c) a pebble (d) a cork
Answer key
- on top of the oil
- we change it
- a ping-pong ball
- a magnet
- honey
- very salty water
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- True
- less dense than water
- do not lick the spoon
- heavy for its size
- the order of pouring
- False
- three separate layers
- the same glass
- a battery cell
- a glass marble
- False
- denser than water
- denser than water
- False
- a magnet
- False
- a battery cell
- we measure it
- False
- a coin
- True
- an ice cube
- turmeric powder
- False
- denser than water
- at the very bottom
- not needed
- a spoon
- honey
- the order of the layers
- it is the densest
- a cork
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