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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 578 · 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 kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  13. 13.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  16. 16.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
  22. 22.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  34. 34.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron

Answer key

  1. the amount of cream
  2. rusting iron
  3. we keep it the same
  4. still runny cream
  5. yeast
  6. False
  7. a balloon
  8. turmeric powder
  9. False
  10. False
  11. it takes much longer
  12. a mirror
  13. True
  14. cannot be undone
  15. so cream does not spill
  16. True
  17. the cream temperature
  18. baking a cake
  19. a magnet
  20. turmeric powder
  21. fat bits stick together
  22. True
  23. it will not break
  24. True
  25. we measure it
  26. we change it
  27. not needed
  28. not needed
  29. we keep it the same
  30. melting butter
  31. no butter forms
  32. not needed
  33. a battery cell
  34. False
  35. a mirror
  36. False
  37. folding paper
  38. time to make butter
  39. True
  40. freezing water

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