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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 144 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  7. 7.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  9. 9.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  27. 27.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  31. 31.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt

Answer key

  1. time to make butter
  2. it takes much longer
  3. freezing water
  4. a mirror
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. turmeric powder
  7. fat bits stick together
  8. melting ice
  9. False
  10. fresh cream
  11. no butter forms
  12. we keep it the same
  13. a magnet
  14. a bowl
  15. a timer
  16. True
  17. True
  18. True
  19. cannot be undone
  20. a jar with a tight lid
  21. needed
  22. needed
  23. False
  24. needed
  25. not needed
  26. dissolving salt
  27. False
  28. melting butter
  29. not needed
  30. yeast
  31. True
  32. browning lemon ink
  33. the amount of cream
  34. cold water to rinse
  35. True
  36. True
  37. False
  38. a battery cell
  39. a battery cell
  40. milk turning to curd

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