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