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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 204 · 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 balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  7. 7.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  15. 15.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  24. 24.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  26. 26.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. needed
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a balloon
  6. still runny cream
  7. True
  8. False
  9. False
  10. cannot be undone
  11. turmeric powder
  12. False
  13. no butter forms
  14. a mirror
  15. True
  16. a bowl
  17. melting ice
  18. a timer
  19. freezing water
  20. cooking an egg
  21. can be undone
  22. we measure it
  23. we keep it the same
  24. buttermilk
  25. a mirror
  26. it will not break
  27. milk turning to curd
  28. folding paper
  29. freezing water
  30. we keep it the same
  31. time to make butter
  32. melting ice
  33. the cream temperature
  34. True
  35. not needed
  36. True
  37. can be undone
  38. False
  39. thick whipped cream
  40. False

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