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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 167 · 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: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  7. 7.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  16. 16.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛟 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
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  19. 19.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  34. 34.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  36. 36.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: rusting iron 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? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a bowl
  3. still runny cream
  4. True
  5. False
  6. it takes much longer
  7. False
  8. we change it
  9. time to make butter
  10. True
  11. the same jar
  12. not needed
  13. can be undone
  14. False
  15. it will not break
  16. False
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. a magnet
  19. False
  20. can be undone
  21. we keep it the same
  22. buttermilk
  23. a mirror
  24. True
  25. baking a cake
  26. not needed
  27. cannot be undone
  28. False
  29. a balloon
  30. needed
  31. True
  32. melting ice
  33. cold water to rinse
  34. False
  35. cooking an egg
  36. True
  37. True
  38. True
  39. dissolving salt
  40. cooking an egg

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