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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 222 · 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) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  3. 3.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  5. 5.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  10. 10.🔍 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
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  21. 21.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  31. 31.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  36. 36.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) yeast
  39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter

Answer key

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

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