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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 752 · 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) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  10. 10.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) yeast
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  28. 28.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. baking a cake
  2. needed
  3. the same jar
  4. True
  5. True
  6. a battery cell
  7. the amount of cream
  8. a magnet
  9. it will not break
  10. False
  11. melting ice
  12. not needed
  13. buttermilk
  14. melting butter
  15. we measure it
  16. yeast
  17. a balloon
  18. can be undone
  19. False
  20. time to make butter
  21. a magnet
  22. it takes much longer
  23. turmeric powder
  24. we change it
  25. True
  26. no butter forms
  27. the cream temperature
  28. thick whipped cream
  29. rusting iron
  30. needed
  31. False
  32. False
  33. we keep it the same
  34. False
  35. we keep it the same
  36. folding paper
  37. cooking an egg
  38. yeast
  39. not needed
  40. True

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