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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 952 · 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 “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  2. 2.🔍 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
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  5. 5.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  10. 10.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  16. 16.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a timer
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. lumps of butter
  3. not needed
  4. cooking an egg
  5. True
  6. rusting iron
  7. a battery cell
  8. melting ice
  9. yeast
  10. True
  11. freezing water
  12. rusting iron
  13. cannot be undone
  14. False
  15. fat bits stick together
  16. True
  17. True
  18. needed
  19. True
  20. we keep it the same
  21. we measure it
  22. a mirror
  23. we keep it the same
  24. False
  25. we change it
  26. not needed
  27. time to make butter
  28. no butter forms
  29. baking a cake
  30. folding paper
  31. can be undone
  32. still runny cream
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. a timer
  36. True
  37. True
  38. a balloon
  39. the cream temperature
  40. a battery cell

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