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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 931 · 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? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  16. 16.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  24. 24.🛟 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
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  26. 26.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  29. 29.🛟 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
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  34. 34.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  35. 35.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  37. 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast

Answer key

  1. False
  2. needed
  3. melting ice
  4. True
  5. rusting iron
  6. can be undone
  7. not needed
  8. the cream temperature
  9. True
  10. False
  11. a balloon
  12. can be undone
  13. fresh cream
  14. still runny cream
  15. a magnet
  16. False
  17. lumps of butter
  18. yeast
  19. needed
  20. the amount of cream
  21. False
  22. freezing water
  23. melting butter
  24. so cream does not spill
  25. a bowl
  26. True
  27. fat bits stick together
  28. a timer
  29. it will not break
  30. baking a cake
  31. True
  32. True
  33. it takes much longer
  34. thick whipped cream
  35. True
  36. dissolving salt
  37. True
  38. a mirror
  39. time to make butter
  40. cold water to rinse

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