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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 593 · 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: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  3. 3.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  25. 25.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  27. 27.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  33. 33.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a battery cell
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
  6. milk turning to curd
  7. a magnet
  8. the cream temperature
  9. True
  10. still runny cream
  11. time to make butter
  12. freezing water
  13. a balloon
  14. a magnet
  15. False
  16. no butter forms
  17. browning lemon ink
  18. cannot be undone
  19. True
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. we keep it the same
  24. baking a cake
  25. False
  26. lumps of butter
  27. so cream does not spill
  28. cooking an egg
  29. milk turning to curd
  30. buttermilk
  31. melting butter
  32. we change it
  33. False
  34. False
  35. it will not break
  36. cooking an egg
  37. we keep it the same
  38. needed
  39. False
  40. dissolving salt

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