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 needed for the density tower? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) honey (d) a battery cell
- 2.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) honey (b) coloured water (c) the spoon (d) cooking oil
- 4.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 What do you see after pouring honey, water and oil into one glass? (a) one mixed colour (b) the glass gets hot (c) three separate layers (d) bubbles of gas
- 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 the layers”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 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.True or false: very salty water is denser than water. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: yeast is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil turns into honey (b) oil attracts magnets (c) spilled oil is slippery (d) oil makes it rain
- 12.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 13.True or false: a magnet is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 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 order of the layers is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: honey is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a glass marble (b) cooking oil (c) air (d) a ping-pong ball
- 18.🧺 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
- 19.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) an ice cube (b) a coin (c) a ping-pong ball (d) cooking oil
- 20.⚖️ 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 glass
- 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) very salty water (b) a glass marble (c) a coin (d) a cork
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.True or false: air is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) an ice cube (c) cooking oil (d) very salty water
- 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) honey (c) turmeric powder (d) water with food colour
- 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 30.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very hot (b) very thin (c) very colourful (d) heavy for its size
- 31.🧺 Do we need honey 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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the order of pouring (b) the order of the layers (c) the same three liquids
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) honey (b) cooking oil (c) a coin (d) a pebble
- 35.⚖️ 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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) water with food colour (c) cooking oil (d) a magnet
- 37.🍯 Is a pebble denser or less dense than water? (a) less dense than water (b) denser than water
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.⚖️ 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) how much of each liquid (c) the same glass (d) the order of the layers
- 40.True or false: very salty water is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- honey
- False
- cooking oil
- we keep it the same
- True
- three separate layers
- we measure it
- on top of the oil
- True
- True
- spilled oil is slippery
- denser than water
- False
- True
- False
- not needed
- a glass marble
- a magnet
- a coin
- the order of pouring
- a tall clear glass
- a cork
- False
- True
- False
- very salty water
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- False
- heavy for its size
- needed
- the same three liquids
- True
- cooking oil
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- denser than water
- we change it
- the order of the layers
- False
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