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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 188 · 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) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  2. 2.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  6. 6.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) powder (d) clear water
  12. 12.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  26. 26.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  40. 40.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. so cream does not spill
  3. fresh cream
  4. dissolving salt
  5. a mirror
  6. True
  7. cold water to rinse
  8. yeast
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. thick whipped cream
  12. True
  13. still runny cream
  14. True
  15. the cream temperature
  16. not needed
  17. False
  18. needed
  19. can be undone
  20. freezing water
  21. True
  22. can be undone
  23. False
  24. needed
  25. it takes much longer
  26. False
  27. melting butter
  28. melting ice
  29. not needed
  30. a bowl
  31. needed
  32. folding paper
  33. False
  34. True
  35. it will not break
  36. we keep it the same
  37. we keep it the same
  38. we measure it
  39. a balloon
  40. True

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