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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 146 · 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.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  6. 6.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  18. 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  26. 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  33. 33.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  35. 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. it will not break
  2. it takes much longer
  3. dissolving salt
  4. False
  5. a mirror
  6. True
  7. freezing water
  8. a jar with a tight lid
  9. the cream temperature
  10. needed
  11. we change it
  12. melting ice
  13. we measure it
  14. rusting iron
  15. the same jar
  16. turmeric powder
  17. time to make butter
  18. False
  19. yeast
  20. folding paper
  21. not needed
  22. cold water to rinse
  23. a balloon
  24. can be undone
  25. browning lemon ink
  26. False
  27. True
  28. False
  29. False
  30. cooking an egg
  31. we keep it the same
  32. a timer
  33. False
  34. a magnet
  35. False
  36. can be undone
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. True

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