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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 120 · 40 questions
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What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

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  1. 1.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
  23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  24. 24.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  29. 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  39. 39.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. rusting iron
  2. can be undone
  3. True
  4. False
  5. we change it
  6. the amount of cream
  7. time to make butter
  8. False
  9. we keep it the same
  10. cannot be undone
  11. rusting iron
  12. melting ice
  13. browning lemon ink
  14. no butter forms
  15. it will not break
  16. True
  17. cannot be undone
  18. melting butter
  19. not needed
  20. True
  21. folding paper
  22. how hard we shake
  23. so cream does not spill
  24. False
  25. the cream temperature
  26. we measure it
  27. milk turning to curd
  28. a battery cell
  29. buttermilk
  30. not needed
  31. False
  32. can be undone
  33. needed
  34. yeast
  35. a magnet
  36. it takes much longer
  37. True
  38. folding paper
  39. thick whipped cream
  40. a balloon

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