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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 102 · 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) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  20. 20.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  26. 26.🔮 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  34. 34.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 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 bowl (d) a battery cell
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
  38. 38.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. melting ice
  2. not needed
  3. needed
  4. the cream temperature
  5. folding paper
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. we change it
  8. cooking an egg
  9. needed
  10. True
  11. True
  12. thick whipped cream
  13. a timer
  14. we keep it the same
  15. False
  16. browning lemon ink
  17. True
  18. we keep it the same
  19. a balloon
  20. True
  21. freezing water
  22. needed
  23. False
  24. fresh cream
  25. melting ice
  26. no butter forms
  27. freezing water
  28. cannot be undone
  29. dissolving salt
  30. we measure it
  31. we keep it the same
  32. False
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. False
  35. a battery cell
  36. not needed
  37. fat bits stick together
  38. buttermilk
  39. a balloon
  40. False

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