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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 949 · 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: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  10. 10.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  12. 12.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  26. 26.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  35. 35.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) folding paper

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a balloon
  3. it will not break
  4. True
  5. dissolving salt
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. folding paper
  8. fresh cream
  9. the cream temperature
  10. True
  11. buttermilk
  12. True
  13. how hard we shake
  14. False
  15. a battery cell
  16. cannot be undone
  17. a magnet
  18. it takes much longer
  19. no butter forms
  20. not needed
  21. melting butter
  22. cannot be undone
  23. cooking an egg
  24. the amount of cream
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. folding paper
  28. False
  29. rusting iron
  30. False
  31. needed
  32. a battery cell
  33. melting ice
  34. yeast
  35. True
  36. thick whipped cream
  37. milk turning to curd
  38. True
  39. False
  40. cooking an egg

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