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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 863 · 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 can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  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? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  9. 9.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a timer
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  17. 17.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  39. 39.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl

Answer key

  1. melting ice
  2. a magnet
  3. the same jar
  4. we keep it the same
  5. False
  6. True
  7. folding paper
  8. cooking an egg
  9. True
  10. it will not break
  11. True
  12. freezing water
  13. rusting iron
  14. a timer
  15. needed
  16. so cream does not spill
  17. True
  18. it takes much longer
  19. a jar with a tight lid
  20. False
  21. melting ice
  22. we keep it the same
  23. a bowl
  24. fresh cream
  25. needed
  26. can be undone
  27. milk turning to curd
  28. False
  29. False
  30. turmeric powder
  31. True
  32. dissolving salt
  33. cannot be undone
  34. cannot be undone
  35. a battery cell
  36. we measure it
  37. no butter forms
  38. cooking an egg
  39. buttermilk
  40. a mirror

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