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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 206 · 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 jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  3. 3.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a timer
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese

Answer key

  1. a magnet
  2. a battery cell
  3. False
  4. rusting iron
  5. a bowl
  6. fat bits stick together
  7. melting ice
  8. a balloon
  9. yeast
  10. True
  11. milk turning to curd
  12. not needed
  13. we keep it the same
  14. True
  15. lumps of butter
  16. we keep it the same
  17. needed
  18. buttermilk
  19. not needed
  20. thick whipped cream
  21. the cream temperature
  22. cooking an egg
  23. so cream does not spill
  24. False
  25. it will not break
  26. dissolving salt
  27. not needed
  28. not needed
  29. True
  30. cannot be undone
  31. a timer
  32. cold water to rinse
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. can be undone
  35. fresh cream
  36. not needed
  37. rusting iron
  38. browning lemon ink
  39. cannot be undone
  40. still runny cream

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