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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 242 · 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 is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  4. 4.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  19. 19.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  39. 39.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. it will not break
  2. melting butter
  3. fresh cream
  4. False
  5. False
  6. melting ice
  7. time to make butter
  8. False
  9. can be undone
  10. not needed
  11. buttermilk
  12. browning lemon ink
  13. True
  14. True
  15. False
  16. a timer
  17. we change it
  18. no butter forms
  19. thick whipped cream
  20. folding paper
  21. True
  22. can be undone
  23. a battery cell
  24. False
  25. True
  26. needed
  27. a mirror
  28. freezing water
  29. a magnet
  30. True
  31. dissolving salt
  32. we keep it the same
  33. yeast
  34. a jar with a tight lid
  35. a magnet
  36. rusting iron
  37. yeast
  38. folding paper
  39. so cream does not spill
  40. a balloon

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