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