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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 576 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  5. 5.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  11. 11.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  16. 16.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.True or false: a balloon is 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 same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. the cream temperature
  2. needed
  3. True
  4. lumps of butter
  5. buttermilk
  6. needed
  7. cannot be undone
  8. time to make butter
  9. a bowl
  10. a magnet
  11. False
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. the amount of cream
  14. melting butter
  15. it takes much longer
  16. False
  17. True
  18. cannot be undone
  19. False
  20. True
  21. False
  22. can be undone
  23. False
  24. browning lemon ink
  25. yeast
  26. True
  27. the same jar
  28. cannot be undone
  29. still runny cream
  30. can be undone
  31. a mirror
  32. rusting iron
  33. False
  34. a battery cell
  35. False
  36. folding paper
  37. dissolving salt
  38. we measure it
  39. cooking an egg
  40. needed

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