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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 547 · 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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  6. 6.🛟 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
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  9. 9.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a timer
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  13. 13.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  15. 15.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧈 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
  28. 28.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  37. 37.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. it takes much longer
  2. thick whipped cream
  3. fresh cream
  4. False
  5. a bowl
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. we measure it
  8. yeast
  9. False
  10. a timer
  11. still runny cream
  12. rusting iron
  13. False
  14. we keep it the same
  15. False
  16. not needed
  17. browning lemon ink
  18. cold water to rinse
  19. a jar with a tight lid
  20. melting ice
  21. True
  22. True
  23. can be undone
  24. False
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. fat bits stick together
  28. it will not break
  29. freezing water
  30. the same jar
  31. False
  32. needed
  33. True
  34. True
  35. True
  36. a magnet
  37. False
  38. a balloon
  39. cannot be undone
  40. can be undone

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