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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 81 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  2. 2.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  8. 8.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  11. 11.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the amount of cream
  2. False
  3. True
  4. lumps of butter
  5. needed
  6. time to make butter
  7. dissolving salt
  8. False
  9. True
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. True
  12. dissolving salt
  13. a timer
  14. can be undone
  15. we measure it
  16. a battery cell
  17. cannot be undone
  18. fresh cream
  19. we change it
  20. yeast
  21. we keep it the same
  22. True
  23. False
  24. needed
  25. still runny cream
  26. True
  27. not needed
  28. True
  29. a mirror
  30. it takes much longer
  31. no butter forms
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. cooking an egg
  37. a balloon
  38. False
  39. can be undone
  40. False

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