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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 610 · 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: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  23. 23.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  33. 33.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

Answer key

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

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