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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 197 · 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.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  4. 4.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🛟 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
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
  36. 36.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  39. 39.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. a bowl
  3. still runny cream
  4. True
  5. False
  6. cannot be undone
  7. a battery cell
  8. True
  9. we keep it the same
  10. it will not break
  11. False
  12. dissolving salt
  13. the cream temperature
  14. a mirror
  15. cold water to rinse
  16. how hard we shake
  17. dissolving salt
  18. folding paper
  19. a balloon
  20. False
  21. needed
  22. a jar with a tight lid
  23. turmeric powder
  24. it takes much longer
  25. True
  26. freezing water
  27. buttermilk
  28. a battery cell
  29. a magnet
  30. we change it
  31. fat bits stick together
  32. not needed
  33. needed
  34. we measure it
  35. fresh cream
  36. False
  37. cooking an egg
  38. time to make butter
  39. so cream does not spill
  40. not needed

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