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