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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 324 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  8. 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  13. 13.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  17. 17.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  19. 19.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  22. 22.🛟 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
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  29. 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🧺 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) yeast
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

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

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