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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 154 · 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) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  8. 8.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  12. 12.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛟 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
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  20. 20.🔮 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
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: a magnet 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 same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  31. 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  34. 34.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

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

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