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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 619 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🔮 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
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

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

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