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