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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 753 · 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 heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  6. 6.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  15. 15.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  27. 27.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  33. 33.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  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. it will not break
  3. a bowl
  4. a jar with a tight lid
  5. we change it
  6. True
  7. melting ice
  8. still runny cream
  9. browning lemon ink
  10. not needed
  11. turmeric powder
  12. yeast
  13. time to make butter
  14. the amount of cream
  15. True
  16. False
  17. False
  18. the cream temperature
  19. dissolving salt
  20. we measure it
  21. can be undone
  22. a battery cell
  23. needed
  24. milk turning to curd
  25. so cream does not spill
  26. we keep it the same
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. we keep it the same
  33. False
  34. fresh cream
  35. folding paper
  36. thick whipped cream
  37. can be undone
  38. False
  39. False
  40. False

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