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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 734 · 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: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  8. 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  9. 9.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the cream temperature
  17. 17.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  24. 24.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  31. 31.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  34. 34.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a battery cell

Answer key

  1. can be undone
  2. a balloon
  3. a balloon
  4. time to make butter
  5. no butter forms
  6. rusting iron
  7. dissolving salt
  8. fat bits stick together
  9. True
  10. we change it
  11. the cream temperature
  12. a bowl
  13. can be undone
  14. turmeric powder
  15. so cream does not spill
  16. the same jar
  17. True
  18. cannot be undone
  19. False
  20. True
  21. needed
  22. rusting iron
  23. it will not break
  24. True
  25. True
  26. False
  27. buttermilk
  28. cooking an egg
  29. False
  30. a mirror
  31. False
  32. turmeric powder
  33. yeast
  34. False
  35. milk turning to curd
  36. cannot be undone
  37. True
  38. cannot be undone
  39. not needed
  40. a jar with a tight lid

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