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