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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 479 · 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: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  4. 4.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  5. 5.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  9. 9.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 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) yeast (d) fresh cream
  15. 15.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  23. 23.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
  30. 30.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  31. 31.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  37. 37.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the cream temperature
  3. the amount of cream
  4. it will not break
  5. True
  6. not needed
  7. a bowl
  8. time to make butter
  9. True
  10. False
  11. can be undone
  12. we keep it the same
  13. False
  14. yeast
  15. True
  16. turmeric powder
  17. baking a cake
  18. we change it
  19. milk turning to curd
  20. a jar with a tight lid
  21. not needed
  22. dissolving salt
  23. fat bits stick together
  24. melting ice
  25. a magnet
  26. not needed
  27. it takes much longer
  28. melting butter
  29. still runny cream
  30. so cream does not spill
  31. True
  32. needed
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a timer
  37. False
  38. needed
  39. dissolving salt
  40. needed

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