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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. not needed
  3. we keep it the same
  4. a bowl
  5. still runny cream
  6. needed
  7. rusting iron
  8. no butter forms
  9. cooking an egg
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. it takes much longer
  12. lumps of butter
  13. False
  14. a timer
  15. False
  16. it will not break
  17. False
  18. freezing water
  19. True
  20. melting ice
  21. True
  22. True
  23. cannot be undone
  24. we keep it the same
  25. time to make butter
  26. a battery cell
  27. not needed
  28. True
  29. False
  30. we change it
  31. a magnet
  32. False
  33. False
  34. False
  35. rusting iron
  36. needed
  37. False
  38. the amount of cream
  39. False
  40. needed

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