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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 278 · 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 can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  20. 20.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  22. 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  37. 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake

Answer key

  1. freezing water
  2. the same jar
  3. rusting iron
  4. lumps of butter
  5. can be undone
  6. we keep it the same
  7. freezing water
  8. we change it
  9. so cream does not spill
  10. False
  11. True
  12. not needed
  13. True
  14. a jar with a tight lid
  15. folding paper
  16. True
  17. False
  18. melting ice
  19. no butter forms
  20. False
  21. fat bits stick together
  22. buttermilk
  23. False
  24. False
  25. not needed
  26. baking a cake
  27. a mirror
  28. True
  29. how hard we shake
  30. can be undone
  31. folding paper
  32. needed
  33. we keep it the same
  34. can be undone
  35. thick whipped cream
  36. baking a cake
  37. True
  38. cannot be undone
  39. fresh cream
  40. the cream temperature

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