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