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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 145 · 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.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  6. 6.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  17. 17.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. buttermilk
  2. baking a cake
  3. needed
  4. we keep it the same
  5. time to make butter
  6. False
  7. rusting iron
  8. a bowl
  9. False
  10. a balloon
  11. cannot be undone
  12. True
  13. a jar with a tight lid
  14. turmeric powder
  15. not needed
  16. it takes much longer
  17. fat bits stick together
  18. thick whipped cream
  19. can be undone
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. we keep it the same
  22. fresh cream
  23. False
  24. True
  25. True
  26. cooking an egg
  27. cannot be undone
  28. True
  29. a battery cell
  30. True
  31. a magnet
  32. needed
  33. False
  34. milk turning to curd
  35. we keep it the same
  36. it will not break
  37. False
  38. not needed
  39. cannot be undone
  40. can be undone

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