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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 516 · 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: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 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 bowl (d) a mirror
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) honey
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  17. 17.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  19. 19.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  23. 23.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  25. 25.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  32. 32.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) ghee
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. yeast
  4. can be undone
  5. thick whipped cream
  6. rusting iron
  7. no butter forms
  8. True
  9. a mirror
  10. can be undone
  11. needed
  12. True
  13. buttermilk
  14. True
  15. not needed
  16. a magnet
  17. False
  18. a battery cell
  19. False
  20. True
  21. not needed
  22. milk turning to curd
  23. False
  24. we keep it the same
  25. False
  26. a battery cell
  27. cannot be undone
  28. melting ice
  29. so cream does not spill
  30. needed
  31. baking a cake
  32. True
  33. True
  34. fresh cream
  35. freezing water
  36. time to make butter
  37. not needed
  38. still runny cream
  39. needed
  40. can be undone

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