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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. still runny cream
  3. True
  4. milk turning to curd
  5. it will not break
  6. False
  7. False
  8. False
  9. can be undone
  10. melting ice
  11. yeast
  12. needed
  13. a magnet
  14. can be undone
  15. True
  16. False
  17. cannot be undone
  18. True
  19. buttermilk
  20. False
  21. the cream temperature
  22. True
  23. so cream does not spill
  24. True
  25. False
  26. needed
  27. cannot be undone
  28. not needed
  29. it takes much longer
  30. cooking an egg
  31. a magnet
  32. True
  33. rusting iron
  34. a balloon
  35. turmeric powder
  36. melting butter
  37. the amount of cream
  38. rusting iron
  39. we change it
  40. a jar with a tight lid

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