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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 935 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  2. 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (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 hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  10. 10.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  16. 16.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  26. 26.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  28. 28.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  38. 38.🧈 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
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

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

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