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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 719 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  2. 2.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  8. 8.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) ghee
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  29. 29.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  31. 31.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  32. 32.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. False
  3. it will not break
  4. we keep it the same
  5. yeast
  6. freezing water
  7. we measure it
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a magnet
  11. can be undone
  12. False
  13. folding paper
  14. a balloon
  15. a jar with a tight lid
  16. not needed
  17. can be undone
  18. True
  19. a battery cell
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. not needed
  22. a bowl
  23. cold water to rinse
  24. we keep it the same
  25. still runny cream
  26. needed
  27. we keep it the same
  28. a magnet
  29. True
  30. melting ice
  31. lumps of butter
  32. True
  33. thick whipped cream
  34. freezing water
  35. can be undone
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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