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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 408 · 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 timer (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  3. 3.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  12. 12.🧺 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 mirror (d) a bowl
  13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  21. 21.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  23. 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  27. 27.🔮 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
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  32. 32.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  36. 36.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  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) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd

Answer key

  1. a battery cell
  2. a magnet
  3. True
  4. so cream does not spill
  5. browning lemon ink
  6. False
  7. a mirror
  8. needed
  9. the cream temperature
  10. lumps of butter
  11. melting ice
  12. a mirror
  13. True
  14. fat bits stick together
  15. how hard we shake
  16. not needed
  17. False
  18. no butter forms
  19. not needed
  20. thick whipped cream
  21. True
  22. time to make butter
  23. True
  24. can be undone
  25. freezing water
  26. we keep it the same
  27. it takes much longer
  28. cannot be undone
  29. still runny cream
  30. True
  31. milk turning to curd
  32. False
  33. a balloon
  34. False
  35. a balloon
  36. False
  37. melting butter
  38. True
  39. not needed
  40. freezing water

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