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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 181 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a timer
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  22. 22.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  24. 24.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (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 cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  37. 37.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) melting butter

Answer key

  1. a jar with a tight lid
  2. True
  3. we keep it the same
  4. not needed
  5. milk turning to curd
  6. a battery cell
  7. not needed
  8. yeast
  9. it takes much longer
  10. needed
  11. time to make butter
  12. it will not break
  13. True
  14. False
  15. we keep it the same
  16. a magnet
  17. a battery cell
  18. rusting iron
  19. True
  20. True
  21. we change it
  22. lumps of butter
  23. we measure it
  24. fat bits stick together
  25. freezing water
  26. False
  27. the cream temperature
  28. melting ice
  29. no butter forms
  30. yeast
  31. a timer
  32. browning lemon ink
  33. how hard we shake
  34. the same jar
  35. a balloon
  36. thick whipped cream
  37. so cream does not spill
  38. False
  39. needed
  40. cooking an egg

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