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