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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 929 · 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.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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 same jar (c) time to make butter
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  18. 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) powder
  33. 33.True or false: a balloon 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: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg

Answer key

  1. False
  2. not needed
  3. False
  4. False
  5. it will not break
  6. a magnet
  7. the cream temperature
  8. a balloon
  9. needed
  10. True
  11. False
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. the same jar
  15. turmeric powder
  16. a mirror
  17. no butter forms
  18. True
  19. still runny cream
  20. cooking an egg
  21. lumps of butter
  22. it takes much longer
  23. baking a cake
  24. rusting iron
  25. time to make butter
  26. cannot be undone
  27. False
  28. folding paper
  29. so cream does not spill
  30. can be undone
  31. yeast
  32. thick whipped cream
  33. True
  34. False
  35. we change it
  36. can be undone
  37. True
  38. we keep it the same
  39. milk turning to curd
  40. cooking an egg

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