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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 967 · 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.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  3. 3.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  15. 15.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
  16. 16.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  28. 28.🧺 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) a balloon
  29. 29.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  33. 33.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  38. 38.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. it will not break
  2. time to make butter
  3. False
  4. False
  5. True
  6. cannot be undone
  7. a mirror
  8. yeast
  9. we keep it the same
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. False
  12. True
  13. can be undone
  14. a bowl
  15. thick whipped cream
  16. buttermilk
  17. still runny cream
  18. can be undone
  19. a balloon
  20. not needed
  21. freezing water
  22. folding paper
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a battery cell
  26. needed
  27. a mirror
  28. a balloon
  29. True
  30. a magnet
  31. needed
  32. browning lemon ink
  33. True
  34. turmeric powder
  35. a battery cell
  36. False
  37. it takes much longer
  38. False
  39. True
  40. True

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