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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 236 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  4. 4.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  21. 21.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  34. 34.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  38. 38.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  39. 39.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. we change it
  2. True
  3. browning lemon ink
  4. False
  5. a balloon
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. fresh cream
  12. True
  13. cannot be undone
  14. it will not break
  15. rusting iron
  16. a bowl
  17. melting ice
  18. needed
  19. not needed
  20. we keep it the same
  21. False
  22. browning lemon ink
  23. False
  24. milk turning to curd
  25. a mirror
  26. dissolving salt
  27. can be undone
  28. True
  29. cooking an egg
  30. no butter forms
  31. still runny cream
  32. how hard we shake
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. so cream does not spill
  35. a battery cell
  36. melting ice
  37. the cream temperature
  38. buttermilk
  39. lumps of butter
  40. we keep it the same

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