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.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) a tall clear glass (c) a magnet (d) a spoon
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) cooking oil (c) a pebble (d) an ice cube
- 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 glass is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 4.⚖️ 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🛟 Why should we wipe up spilled oil at once? (a) oil attracts magnets (b) spilled oil is slippery (c) oil makes it rain (d) oil turns into honey
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cooking oil (b) a balloon (c) a spoon (d) water with food colour
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) an ice cube (c) a glass marble (d) cooking oil
- 8.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a coin into the tower. Where does it end up? (a) in the water layer (b) in the oil layer (c) on top of the oil (d) at the very bottom
- 9.⚖️ 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 the layers (b) the order of pouring (c) the same three liquids
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a tall clear glass
- 11.⚖️ 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
- 12.🔮 Predict: you shake oil and water hard in a closed bottle and wait. What happens? (a) they separate again (b) they mix for ever (c) they turn to honey (d) they become solid
- 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a tall clear glass (b) turmeric powder (c) honey (d) water with food colour
- 14.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a cork (b) an ice cube (c) a pebble (d) cooking oil
- 15.True or false: a pebble is less dense than water. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which layer is on top in the honey-water-oil tower? (a) coloured water (b) honey (c) cooking oil (d) the spoon
- 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for the density tower? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) do not lick the spoon (b) taste each layer (c) throw the glass (d) pour it on the floor
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) honey (c) water with food colour (d) a balloon
- 20.🍯 Is a coin denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 21.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) cooking oil (b) a cork (c) very salty water (d) air
- 22.⚖️ 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
- 23.⚖️ 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 same glass (c) the order of pouring (d) the order of the layers
- 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ 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 what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) honey (b) an ice cube (c) air (d) cooking oil
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) water with food colour (c) a tall clear glass (d) a spoon
- 28.🧺 Do we need honey for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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 order of the layers is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: honey is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cork (b) honey (c) very salty water (d) a glass marble
- 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 what we measure? (a) the order of the layers (b) the order of pouring (c) the same three liquids (d) the same glass
- 33.🍯 Is a ping-pong ball denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a glass marble (b) very salty water (c) a pebble (d) a ping-pong ball
- 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: an ice cube is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) air (c) a pebble (d) a coin
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) a spoon (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
- 40.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a magnet
- a pebble
- True
- True
- spilled oil is slippery
- a balloon
- a glass marble
- at the very bottom
- the same three liquids
- a tall clear glass
- True
- they separate again
- turmeric powder
- a pebble
- False
- cooking oil
- not needed
- do not lick the spoon
- a balloon
- denser than water
- very salty water
- we keep it the same
- the order of pouring
- True
- False
- honey
- a mirror
- needed
- False
- False
- a cork
- the order of the layers
- less dense than water
- True
- a ping-pong ball
- False
- True
- air
- a spoon
- False
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