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) turmeric powder (c) a spoon (d) honey
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a ping-pong ball (b) a coin (c) a glass marble (d) very salty water
- 3.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) a tall clear glass (b) a spoon (c) yeast (d) honey
- 7.True or false: a coin is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) honey (b) a pebble (c) a cork (d) a coin
- 9.🍯 Is air denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) cooking oil (c) a mirror (d) a 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 the layers is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) air (b) an ice cube (c) cooking oil (d) a pebble
- 13.True or false: a cork is less dense than water. (a) False (b) True
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🛟 Which rule keeps the density tower experiment safe? (a) do not lick the spoon (b) taste each layer (c) throw the glass (d) pour it on the floor
- 16.True or false: an ice cube is denser than water. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) water with food colour (b) honey (c) a balloon (d) a tall clear glass
- 18.True or false: yeast 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? True or false: the order of the layers is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a tall clear glass
- 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for the density tower. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for the density tower? (a) a spoon (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 23.📘 What does “dense” mean? (a) very thin (b) very hot (c) very colourful (d) heavy for its size
- 24.🍯 Is a glass marble denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for the density tower. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cooking oil (c) honey (d) a tall clear glass
- 26.🍯 Is honey denser or less dense than water? (a) denser than water (b) less dense than water
- 27.⚖️ 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
- 28.🍯 Which of these is less dense than water? (a) a coin (b) a glass marble (c) honey (d) an ice cube
- 29.True or false: a tall clear glass is not needed for the density tower. (a) False (b) True
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the density tower? (a) cooking oil (b) water with food colour (c) honey (d) turmeric powder
- 33.🧺 Do we need a tall clear glass for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 34.🍯 Which of these is denser than water? (a) a glass marble (b) air (c) cooking oil (d) an ice cube
- 35.⚖️ 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 same three liquids (b) the order of the layers (c) the same glass (d) the order of pouring
- 36.🔮 Predict: you gently drop a small cork into the tower. Where does it stop? (a) under the honey (b) in the water layer (c) on top of the oil (d) in the honey layer
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) air (b) an ice cube (c) cooking oil (d) a pebble
- 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 39.⚖️ 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 order of the layers (b) how much of each liquid (c) the same glass (d) the order of pouring
- 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for the density tower? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- turmeric powder
- a ping-pong ball
- False
- we measure it
- we keep it the same
- yeast
- True
- a cork
- less dense than water
- a mirror
- True
- a pebble
- True
- we keep it the same
- do not lick the spoon
- False
- a balloon
- False
- False
- a tall clear glass
- False
- a spoon
- heavy for its size
- denser than water
- a magnet
- denser than water
- False
- an ice cube
- False
- we change it
- how much of each liquid
- turmeric powder
- needed
- a glass marble
- the order of the layers
- on top of the oil
- a pebble
- False
- the order of pouring
- not needed
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