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