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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 207 · 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 turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  4. 4.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (d) the same jar
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  21. 21.🧺 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 balloon (d) a timer
  22. 22.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  24. 24.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  35. 35.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. baking a cake
  3. baking a cake
  4. thick whipped cream
  5. fresh cream
  6. True
  7. can be undone
  8. it will not break
  9. we keep it the same
  10. True
  11. can be undone
  12. fat bits stick together
  13. True
  14. melting ice
  15. melting ice
  16. the cream temperature
  17. cannot be undone
  18. needed
  19. False
  20. milk turning to curd
  21. a balloon
  22. True
  23. time to make butter
  24. False
  25. still runny cream
  26. False
  27. folding paper
  28. so cream does not spill
  29. False
  30. True
  31. cold water to rinse
  32. milk turning to curd
  33. False
  34. a jar with a tight lid
  35. True
  36. dissolving salt
  37. yeast
  38. the amount of cream
  39. needed
  40. it takes much longer

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