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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 453 · 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.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  9. 9.🛟 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
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  11. 11.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  30. 30.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake

Answer key

  1. lumps of butter
  2. we measure it
  3. cannot be undone
  4. yeast
  5. time to make butter
  6. a balloon
  7. False
  8. rusting iron
  9. it will not break
  10. cooking an egg
  11. True
  12. rusting iron
  13. True
  14. False
  15. needed
  16. fresh cream
  17. False
  18. False
  19. buttermilk
  20. can be undone
  21. True
  22. can be undone
  23. a magnet
  24. can be undone
  25. False
  26. False
  27. yeast
  28. needed
  29. thick whipped cream
  30. True
  31. False
  32. False
  33. True
  34. baking a cake
  35. we keep it the same
  36. a mirror
  37. not needed
  38. can be undone
  39. a mirror
  40. melting butter

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