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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 869 · 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) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  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) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  30. 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
  37. 37.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. freezing water
  2. we keep it the same
  3. a balloon
  4. can be undone
  5. the cream temperature
  6. True
  7. milk turning to curd
  8. time to make butter
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a battery cell
  12. it will not break
  13. cooking an egg
  14. False
  15. how hard we shake
  16. True
  17. needed
  18. yeast
  19. we keep it the same
  20. turmeric powder
  21. melting ice
  22. melting butter
  23. needed
  24. True
  25. True
  26. dissolving salt
  27. a mirror
  28. cold water to rinse
  29. so cream does not spill
  30. fat bits stick together
  31. we measure it
  32. baking a cake
  33. True
  34. cooking an egg
  35. a magnet
  36. the amount of cream
  37. False
  38. True
  39. thick whipped cream
  40. not needed

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