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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 270 · 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 a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  7. 7.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧺 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 balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  17. 17.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
  26. 26.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  27. 27.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  36. 36.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) time to make butter
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. milk turning to curd
  2. a bowl
  3. True
  4. folding paper
  5. how hard we shake
  6. melting butter
  7. True
  8. needed
  9. needed
  10. a balloon
  11. True
  12. False
  13. we measure it
  14. time to make butter
  15. not needed
  16. so cream does not spill
  17. True
  18. a mirror
  19. the cream temperature
  20. not needed
  21. browning lemon ink
  22. yeast
  23. cannot be undone
  24. can be undone
  25. buttermilk
  26. it will not break
  27. thick whipped cream
  28. needed
  29. True
  30. a timer
  31. False
  32. cannot be undone
  33. still runny cream
  34. a balloon
  35. freezing water
  36. True
  37. melting ice
  38. the same jar
  39. False
  40. cannot be undone

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