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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 153 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  2. 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  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 measure it (c) we change it
  10. 10.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  25. 25.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  40. 40.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. baking a cake
  2. True
  3. the amount of cream
  4. fresh cream
  5. can be undone
  6. we measure it
  7. not needed
  8. not needed
  9. we keep it the same
  10. False
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. a magnet
  13. not needed
  14. a magnet
  15. a balloon
  16. cannot be undone
  17. rusting iron
  18. it will not break
  19. False
  20. melting butter
  21. can be undone
  22. we change it
  23. False
  24. thick whipped cream
  25. True
  26. False
  27. fat bits stick together
  28. yeast
  29. still runny cream
  30. False
  31. False
  32. the cream temperature
  33. browning lemon ink
  34. a mirror
  35. baking a cake
  36. a mirror
  37. it takes much longer
  38. needed
  39. we keep it the same
  40. True

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