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