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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 176 · 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 needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  8. 8.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 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
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  15. 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  16. 16.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  21. 21.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  24. 24.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  26. 26.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  30. 30.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. fresh cream
  2. we keep it the same
  3. rusting iron
  4. can be undone
  5. rusting iron
  6. can be undone
  7. it takes much longer
  8. False
  9. False
  10. False
  11. fat bits stick together
  12. baking a cake
  13. False
  14. it will not break
  15. lumps of butter
  16. False
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. a balloon
  19. freezing water
  20. time to make butter
  21. True
  22. no butter forms
  23. a jar with a tight lid
  24. False
  25. can be undone
  26. False
  27. False
  28. cooking an egg
  29. the same jar
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. browning lemon ink
  34. a bowl
  35. not needed
  36. cannot be undone
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a mirror
  40. cannot be undone

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