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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 744 · 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.🛟 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
  3. 3.🧺 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) turmeric powder
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  15. 15.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  23. 23.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  35. 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  38. 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. it will not break
  3. turmeric powder
  4. we change it
  5. no butter forms
  6. the amount of cream
  7. time to make butter
  8. not needed
  9. True
  10. False
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. True
  13. False
  14. freezing water
  15. thick whipped cream
  16. cannot be undone
  17. needed
  18. rusting iron
  19. False
  20. False
  21. buttermilk
  22. turmeric powder
  23. False
  24. baking a cake
  25. a mirror
  26. a bowl
  27. browning lemon ink
  28. we keep it the same
  29. the same jar
  30. not needed
  31. still runny cream
  32. melting butter
  33. melting butter
  34. how hard we shake
  35. True
  36. the cream temperature
  37. milk turning to curd
  38. False
  39. we measure it
  40. not needed

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