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