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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 620 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  2. 2.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  4. 4.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) yeast
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  18. 18.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  21. 21.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  33. 33.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. melting ice
  2. True
  3. lumps of butter
  4. False
  5. True
  6. the same jar
  7. we change it
  8. fresh cream
  9. it takes much longer
  10. the cream temperature
  11. needed
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. cannot be undone
  14. no butter forms
  15. it will not break
  16. yeast
  17. milk turning to curd
  18. True
  19. can be undone
  20. can be undone
  21. True
  22. True
  23. turmeric powder
  24. False
  25. False
  26. thick whipped cream
  27. a magnet
  28. we keep it the same
  29. a battery cell
  30. a magnet
  31. cannot be undone
  32. we keep it the same
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. cannot be undone
  36. folding paper
  37. the amount of cream
  38. a balloon
  39. a mirror
  40. True

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