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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 261 · 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? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🛟 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
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🧺 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 balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  34. 34.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse

Answer key

  1. False
  2. turmeric powder
  3. not needed
  4. cannot be undone
  5. False
  6. thick whipped cream
  7. it will not break
  8. cannot be undone
  9. so cream does not spill
  10. False
  11. baking a cake
  12. a battery cell
  13. melting butter
  14. it takes much longer
  15. we change it
  16. can be undone
  17. True
  18. True
  19. False
  20. a balloon
  21. a mirror
  22. a balloon
  23. not needed
  24. milk turning to curd
  25. time to make butter
  26. needed
  27. not needed
  28. cooking an egg
  29. we keep it the same
  30. True
  31. yeast
  32. freezing water
  33. cooking an egg
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. buttermilk
  38. the amount of cream
  39. the same jar
  40. turmeric powder

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