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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 566 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  13. 13.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  25. 25.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  27. 27.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) ice (d) powder
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  31. 31.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  37. 37.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  39. 39.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet

Answer key

  1. can be undone
  2. True
  3. cannot be undone
  4. a magnet
  5. cooking an egg
  6. cold water to rinse
  7. the cream temperature
  8. a battery cell
  9. True
  10. True
  11. melting ice
  12. baking a cake
  13. fat bits stick together
  14. it takes much longer
  15. a battery cell
  16. cannot be undone
  17. True
  18. False
  19. False
  20. so cream does not spill
  21. a mirror
  22. dissolving salt
  23. False
  24. we keep it the same
  25. True
  26. dissolving salt
  27. thick whipped cream
  28. melting butter
  29. how hard we shake
  30. no butter forms
  31. True
  32. we keep it the same
  33. we measure it
  34. not needed
  35. False
  36. time to make butter
  37. False
  38. milk turning to curd
  39. it will not break
  40. fresh cream

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