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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 484 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  15. 15.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

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

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