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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 198 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  2. 2.🧺 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
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  6. 6.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  15. 15.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  20. 20.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 change 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 kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  26. 26.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🛟 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
  28. 28.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) ice (d) powder
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  37. 37.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. a magnet
  3. not needed
  4. True
  5. turmeric powder
  6. True
  7. still runny cream
  8. a mirror
  9. time to make butter
  10. needed
  11. no butter forms
  12. a magnet
  13. needed
  14. lumps of butter
  15. False
  16. False
  17. dissolving salt
  18. buttermilk
  19. melting butter
  20. False
  21. cannot be undone
  22. False
  23. True
  24. we change it
  25. the amount of cream
  26. False
  27. so cream does not spill
  28. thick whipped cream
  29. a bowl
  30. milk turning to curd
  31. a timer
  32. can be undone
  33. cold water to rinse
  34. not needed
  35. not needed
  36. folding paper
  37. fat bits stick together
  38. not needed
  39. False
  40. False

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