Transcript File

Three
Layer
Density
Experiment
Materials needed:
• Oil
• Cork
• Coin
• Water
• Grape
• Honey
• Tall Clear Cup
First,
third
cup
fill
a
of the
with
honey.
Next,
third
cup
fill
a
of the
with
oil.
After
that,
third
cup
the
fill
of the
with
colored
water.
a
Wait for all
liquids
to
three
settle.
Before
what
we
continue,
do you think a
liquid is?
A liquid can move
like
water.
A liquid
shape
take
of
container.
the
its
Make
a
prediction
with the coin.
Would the coin float
between the oil
colored
water,
the
and the
or
honey.
sink
in
Each
of
the
three
liquids
have
different
making
separate
densities,
three
layers.
I
predict
will
float
the
the coin
on
top of
water because
the
coin is
________________.
I
predict
the coin
will
float
the
oil and water
because
between
the
coin
is
________________.
I
predict
the coin
will
float
the
oil and honey
because
between
the
coin
is
________________.
I
will
predict
sink
the coin
in the
because
the
honey
coin
is
________________.
Drop the coin in the cup.
What
happened?
Draw
and
write your
results.
__________________________
__________________________
What
happen if
a
were
to
you drop
different coin?
Make
a
prediction
with the grape.
Would the grape float
between the oil
colored
water,
the
and the
or
honey.
sink
in
I
predict
will
float
the
the grape
on
top of
water because
the
grape
is
________________.
I
predict
the grape
will
float
the
oil and water
because
between
the
grape
is
________________.
I
predict
the grape
will
float
the
oil and honey
because
between
the
grape
is
________________.
I
will
predict
sink
because
the grape
in the
the
honey
grape
is
________________.
Drop the grape in the
cup.
What
happened?
Draw
and
write your
results.
__________________________
__________________________
The grape is not as
Make
a
prediction
with the cork.
Would the cork float
between the oil
colored
water,
the
and the
or
honey.
sink
in
I
predict
will
float
the
the cork
on
top of
water because
the
cork
is
________________.
I
predict
the cork
will
float
the
oil and water
because
between
the
cork
is
________________.
I
predict
the cork
will
float
the
oil and honey
because
between
the
cork
is
________________.
I
will
predict
sink
the cork
in the
because
the
honey
cork
is
________________.
Drop the cork in the cup.
What
happened?
Draw
and
write your
results.
__________________________
__________________________
All
three items
(grape,
cork)
coin,
have
and
different
densities.
The
most
goes
bottom
least
dense
to
and
the
the
dense goes
top.
on
Comparing
liquids,
was
all
three
which
liquid
the
dense?
most
Why?
Honey was
the most
dense.
Water was
dense
was
than
less
more
oil but
dense than
honey.
Oil
was
the
densest.
least
Comparing
objects,
was
all
which
the
dense?
three
object
most
Why?
The coin was
most
the
dense.
The grape was
dense
was
than
less
the
more
cork but
dense than
coin.
The cork
least
was
densest.
the