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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 650 · 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.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  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) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  20. 20.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  27. 27.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  37. 37.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

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

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