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