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