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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 105 · 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 of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  5. 5.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  6. 6.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  12. 12.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  14. 14.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) oil
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  16. 16.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  29. 29.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 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) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  35. 35.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  37. 37.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 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 battery cell
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper

Answer key

  1. baking a cake
  2. not needed
  3. the cream temperature
  4. time to make butter
  5. lumps of butter
  6. False
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. we keep it the same
  9. needed
  10. it takes much longer
  11. melting ice
  12. False
  13. cold water to rinse
  14. buttermilk
  15. melting butter
  16. False
  17. False
  18. cooking an egg
  19. freezing water
  20. it will not break
  21. a jar with a tight lid
  22. freezing water
  23. yeast
  24. fresh cream
  25. can be undone
  26. a balloon
  27. we change it
  28. a bowl
  29. True
  30. turmeric powder
  31. a magnet
  32. a timer
  33. the same jar
  34. still runny cream
  35. True
  36. a magnet
  37. True
  38. False
  39. a battery cell
  40. folding paper

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