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    Home » Early Years Science » Preschool Science » Creepy density

    Creepy density

    October 14, 2020 By Emma Vanstone 23 Comments

    Welcome to our Halloween density demonstration. Density is actually a very cool concept to explore and leads to lots of fun, creative science opportunities too.

    What do you think of our creepy liquid layers?

    Density tower made with different layered liquids with a Halloween theme.

    What you need to make a density tower

    Treacle
    Golden Syrup
    Water
    Food colouring
    Vegetable Oil
    Small items to test for floating

    Density Tower Instructions

    Pour each liquid into the glass slowly starting with the treacle, then the golden syrup, followed by the water with added food colouring and finally the vegetable oil.

    Drop a few small items in and see which layer they float on.

    You can see in the image above that we have a plastic bug floating on the top, a LEGO brick floating on the water and a paper clip floating on the treacle. Why do they do this?

    Layered density jar made with liquids of different densities. Great #Halloween science activity for kids #scienceforkids #HalloweenScience #Halloweencrafts

    FREE Science Experiment Instructions

    Why does a density tower work?

    For a full explanation see my floating and density post.

    We’d love to see your creepy or even very pretty density creations.

    If you liked this spooky activity, you’ll love our collection of Halloween science experiments, including making fake blood, spooky potions and lots more creepy science for kids!

    Make fake blood for a Halloween costume

    Don’t forget to check out our other fun science activities for children too!

    You might also like my new book Gross Science which is out just in time for Halloween 2020 – slightly later in the UK!

    Gross Science - science book for kids - collage of images from the book

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    Last Updated on September 28, 2022 by Emma Vanstone

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Donna

      September 14, 2012 at 1:28 pm

      treacle is molasses

      Reply
      • tara

        October 01, 2012 at 2:49 pm

        thanks! i was just about to google that!

        Reply
      • mejaka

        October 02, 2012 at 4:18 pm

        Thanks, Donna! I assume corn syrup can sub for the golden, since that isn’t readily available in the states either. (My favorite granola recipe calls for Lyle’s and I’ve been wondering if it’s worth ordering…currently I sub honey.)

        Reply
    2. maggy, red ted art

      September 20, 2012 at 5:55 pm

      Oooh YUK! 🙂

      Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!

      Maggy

      Reply
      • ScienceSparks

        September 23, 2012 at 1:00 pm

        Ha ha, we like yuck!

        Reply
    3. Carrie

      September 21, 2012 at 4:56 pm

      So neat!! Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!

      Reply
    4. Kendra

      October 16, 2013 at 1:34 am

      I know this sounds stupid, but I just want to make sure that I understand correctly. The molasses won’t mix with the corn syrup? Even if a child shakes it?

      Reply

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