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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 705 · 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) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  2. 2.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  10. 10.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  14. 14.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  19. 19.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  22. 22.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  25. 25.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar
  33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  39. 39.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. rusting iron
  2. False
  3. melting butter
  4. cannot be undone
  5. fat bits stick together
  6. rusting iron
  7. a mirror
  8. False
  9. turmeric powder
  10. False
  11. False
  12. we change it
  13. freezing water
  14. True
  15. needed
  16. False
  17. cold water to rinse
  18. thick whipped cream
  19. True
  20. True
  21. buttermilk
  22. so cream does not spill
  23. dissolving salt
  24. it takes much longer
  25. False
  26. True
  27. it will not break
  28. cannot be undone
  29. milk turning to curd
  30. not needed
  31. folding paper
  32. the same jar
  33. False
  34. melting ice
  35. needed
  36. True
  37. folding paper
  38. a battery cell
  39. True
  40. not needed

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