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