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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 965 · 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) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  5. 5.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  18. 18.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder 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 kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  33. 33.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  37. 37.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. cooking an egg
  2. True
  3. rusting iron
  4. it takes much longer
  5. True
  6. lumps of butter
  7. cannot be undone
  8. a magnet
  9. turmeric powder
  10. it will not break
  11. False
  12. False
  13. melting ice
  14. True
  15. dissolving salt
  16. a mirror
  17. we measure it
  18. True
  19. needed
  20. melting butter
  21. turmeric powder
  22. can be undone
  23. False
  24. a jar with a tight lid
  25. we keep it the same
  26. not needed
  27. the amount of cream
  28. we keep it the same
  29. False
  30. True
  31. False
  32. fat bits stick together
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. True
  36. milk turning to curd
  37. so cream does not spill
  38. browning lemon ink
  39. milk turning to curd
  40. not needed

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