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