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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 941 · 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) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  2. 2.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🔮 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
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  20. 20.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) powder (d) ice
  33. 33.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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