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