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