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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 118 · 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.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  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.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a timer
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) ghee
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  20. 20.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  25. 25.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. needed
  3. False
  4. a jar with a tight lid
  5. lumps of butter
  6. not needed
  7. True
  8. it will not break
  9. it takes much longer
  10. True
  11. thick whipped cream
  12. a balloon
  13. we keep it the same
  14. yeast
  15. can be undone
  16. folding paper
  17. a battery cell
  18. still runny cream
  19. milk turning to curd
  20. True
  21. cannot be undone
  22. how hard we shake
  23. cannot be undone
  24. so cream does not spill
  25. False
  26. False
  27. turmeric powder
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. dissolving salt
  32. False
  33. True
  34. melting butter
  35. a magnet
  36. a magnet
  37. can be undone
  38. we change it
  39. not needed
  40. False

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