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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 212 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  5. 5.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a timer
  2. a magnet
  3. can be undone
  4. folding paper
  5. False
  6. we change it
  7. the cream temperature
  8. so cream does not spill
  9. a balloon
  10. not needed
  11. it will not break
  12. a mirror
  13. baking a cake
  14. a magnet
  15. freezing water
  16. folding paper
  17. True
  18. True
  19. melting ice
  20. milk turning to curd
  21. it takes much longer
  22. not needed
  23. yeast
  24. needed
  25. lumps of butter
  26. False
  27. False
  28. needed
  29. not needed
  30. True
  31. True
  32. needed
  33. not needed
  34. False
  35. we measure it
  36. False
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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