Activity 1: Density of Honey, Oil and Water Experiment Copy

Now, when your child understands more about float and sink, let’s do this activity!

Materials Needed

  • Test tube
  • Honey (Self-Prepared)
  • Oil (Self-Prepared)

How To Do

Let us follow the step-by-step guide for you to do this activity with your child.

  1. Ask your child to predict which liquid will be on top when we add the honey and water together.
  2. Remind your child not to shake the test tube throughout the experiment.
  3. Have your child to measure three spoonsful of water into his/her test tube. Now, add three spoonsful of honey into the same test tube.
  4. Tighten the white cap.
  5. Your child should see that there are three layers, that oil floats on water, and that honey sinks to the bottom sitting beneath the water.
  6. Ask your child to sequence the liquids from less dense to most dense based on their observations (Oil < Water < Honey).
  7. Keep the test tube for the next activity.