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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 253 · 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.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  11. 11.🛟 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
  12. 12.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
  26. 26.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  35. 35.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  39. 39.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a balloon
  3. we keep it the same
  4. baking a cake
  5. cannot be undone
  6. True
  7. freezing water
  8. a mirror
  9. cold water to rinse
  10. a balloon
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. lumps of butter
  13. we keep it the same
  14. True
  15. how hard we shake
  16. rusting iron
  17. the amount of cream
  18. not needed
  19. not needed
  20. True
  21. a magnet
  22. True
  23. fat bits stick together
  24. yeast
  25. the same jar
  26. True
  27. it will not break
  28. False
  29. False
  30. buttermilk
  31. a mirror
  32. needed
  33. the cream temperature
  34. folding paper
  35. False
  36. milk turning to curd
  37. we change it
  38. melting ice
  39. True
  40. we keep it the same

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