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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 266 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  4. 4.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  16. 16.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  17. 17.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  21. 21.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 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
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  36. 36.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break

Answer key

  1. can be undone
  2. the cream temperature
  3. still runny cream
  4. True
  5. we measure it
  6. we keep it the same
  7. turmeric powder
  8. False
  9. can be undone
  10. False
  11. True
  12. True
  13. needed
  14. a jar with a tight lid
  15. we keep it the same
  16. fat bits stick together
  17. True
  18. milk turning to curd
  19. False
  20. cooking an egg
  21. False
  22. needed
  23. so cream does not spill
  24. melting butter
  25. how hard we shake
  26. a timer
  27. True
  28. folding paper
  29. needed
  30. we change it
  31. True
  32. a balloon
  33. False
  34. a mirror
  35. time to make butter
  36. False
  37. a balloon
  38. False
  39. it takes much longer
  40. it will not break

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