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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 711 · 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? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧺 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 bowl (d) a balloon
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  20. 20.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  26. 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  38. 38.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. True
  4. cold water to rinse
  5. we keep it the same
  6. not needed
  7. a balloon
  8. no butter forms
  9. cooking an egg
  10. folding paper
  11. True
  12. it takes much longer
  13. turmeric powder
  14. dissolving salt
  15. the cream temperature
  16. a mirror
  17. melting ice
  18. True
  19. a timer
  20. True
  21. needed
  22. so cream does not spill
  23. we change it
  24. False
  25. a magnet
  26. thick whipped cream
  27. can be undone
  28. False
  29. needed
  30. how hard we shake
  31. milk turning to curd
  32. False
  33. still runny cream
  34. True
  35. False
  36. False
  37. we keep it the same
  38. it will not break
  39. cannot be undone
  40. rusting iron

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