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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 107 · 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 can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  2. 2.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  8. 8.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  13. 13.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter

Answer key

  1. folding paper
  2. so cream does not spill
  3. no butter forms
  4. a balloon
  5. the amount of cream
  6. False
  7. still runny cream
  8. False
  9. not needed
  10. yeast
  11. True
  12. fresh cream
  13. True
  14. we keep it the same
  15. cannot be undone
  16. turmeric powder
  17. it will not break
  18. cannot be undone
  19. a battery cell
  20. False
  21. not needed
  22. we measure it
  23. a mirror
  24. melting butter
  25. a jar with a tight lid
  26. browning lemon ink
  27. buttermilk
  28. cannot be undone
  29. a timer
  30. cooking an egg
  31. we keep it the same
  32. it takes much longer
  33. True
  34. True
  35. a balloon
  36. thick whipped cream
  37. folding paper
  38. the cream temperature
  39. rusting iron
  40. how hard we shake

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