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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 286 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  4. 4.🔮 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  8. 8.🧺 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 magnet (d) a bowl
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  18. 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a timer
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  25. 25.🧈 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
  26. 26.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  27. 27.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  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) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. folding paper
  3. a balloon
  4. it takes much longer
  5. we change it
  6. a bowl
  7. a balloon
  8. a magnet
  9. needed
  10. freezing water
  11. needed
  12. cannot be undone
  13. True
  14. time to make butter
  15. cold water to rinse
  16. turmeric powder
  17. a mirror
  18. False
  19. cannot be undone
  20. a timer
  21. not needed
  22. True
  23. the cream temperature
  24. a battery cell
  25. fat bits stick together
  26. so cream does not spill
  27. True
  28. False
  29. melting ice
  30. how hard we shake
  31. False
  32. we keep it the same
  33. True
  34. it will not break
  35. the amount of cream
  36. baking a cake
  37. True
  38. False
  39. cooking an egg
  40. dissolving salt

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