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