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