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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 876 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  11. 11.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  13. 13.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  15. 15.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  18. 18.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  21. 21.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  22. 22.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. freezing water
  2. we measure it
  3. browning lemon ink
  4. a balloon
  5. True
  6. False
  7. can be undone
  8. False
  9. needed
  10. a battery cell
  11. True
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. lumps of butter
  14. a mirror
  15. False
  16. not needed
  17. a balloon
  18. fat bits stick together
  19. False
  20. it will not break
  21. how hard we shake
  22. True
  23. a jar with a tight lid
  24. cannot be undone
  25. rusting iron
  26. a magnet
  27. browning lemon ink
  28. folding paper
  29. baking a cake
  30. False
  31. yeast
  32. can be undone
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. cannot be undone
  37. False
  38. time to make butter
  39. a bowl
  40. we keep it the same

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