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