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