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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 294 · 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) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  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) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  12. 12.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cooking an egg
  2. needed
  3. not needed
  4. True
  5. time to make butter
  6. still runny cream
  7. we keep it the same
  8. False
  9. False
  10. True
  11. dissolving salt
  12. True
  13. False
  14. False
  15. False
  16. fat bits stick together
  17. True
  18. False
  19. no butter forms
  20. it will not break
  21. cannot be undone
  22. dissolving salt
  23. True
  24. melting butter
  25. melting ice
  26. rusting iron
  27. turmeric powder
  28. so cream does not spill
  29. turmeric powder
  30. a timer
  31. baking a cake
  32. not needed
  33. True
  34. needed
  35. a magnet
  36. can be undone
  37. browning lemon ink
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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