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