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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 143 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) a timer
  4. 4.🧺 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) yeast
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  19. 19.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  34. 34.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. False
  3. a mirror
  4. yeast
  5. not needed
  6. it will not break
  7. can be undone
  8. True
  9. False
  10. we keep it the same
  11. we keep it the same
  12. True
  13. so cream does not spill
  14. a magnet
  15. needed
  16. lumps of butter
  17. fresh cream
  18. dissolving salt
  19. True
  20. melting butter
  21. True
  22. no butter forms
  23. turmeric powder
  24. still runny cream
  25. a bowl
  26. False
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. folding paper
  30. can be undone
  31. False
  32. True
  33. melting ice
  34. False
  35. we measure it
  36. freezing water
  37. needed
  38. browning lemon ink
  39. time to make butter
  40. a balloon

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