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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 237 · 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 a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  7. 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.🔮 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
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  21. 21.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  22. 22.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  27. 27.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  35. 35.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. True
  3. False
  4. still runny cream
  5. we change it
  6. browning lemon ink
  7. buttermilk
  8. the cream temperature
  9. rusting iron
  10. folding paper
  11. melting butter
  12. False
  13. True
  14. cold water to rinse
  15. not needed
  16. thick whipped cream
  17. cannot be undone
  18. can be undone
  19. it takes much longer
  20. fresh cream
  21. it will not break
  22. so cream does not spill
  23. True
  24. True
  25. not needed
  26. a battery cell
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a jar with a tight lid
  31. browning lemon ink
  32. the amount of cream
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. melting butter
  35. False
  36. needed
  37. True
  38. needed
  39. a battery cell
  40. can be undone

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