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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 930 · 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? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  2. 2.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  4. 4.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🛟 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
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  10. 10.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  18. 18.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.🧈 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
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  38. 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

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

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