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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 621 · 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? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  2. 2.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  26. 26.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  27. 27.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  28. 28.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. True
  3. False
  4. not needed
  5. rusting iron
  6. False
  7. True
  8. fat bits stick together
  9. it will not break
  10. baking a cake
  11. we keep it the same
  12. True
  13. still runny cream
  14. milk turning to curd
  15. dissolving salt
  16. a magnet
  17. melting ice
  18. the cream temperature
  19. cannot be undone
  20. True
  21. True
  22. False
  23. melting butter
  24. freezing water
  25. a timer
  26. buttermilk
  27. so cream does not spill
  28. True
  29. a mirror
  30. can be undone
  31. False
  32. milk turning to curd
  33. a balloon
  34. yeast
  35. no butter forms
  36. a balloon
  37. False
  38. needed
  39. False
  40. True

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