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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 265 · 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 what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  16. 16.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  23. 23.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  31. 31.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) yeast

Answer key

  1. False
  2. still runny cream
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. not needed
  5. True
  6. True
  7. it takes much longer
  8. dissolving salt
  9. turmeric powder
  10. False
  11. True
  12. True
  13. a magnet
  14. False
  15. yeast
  16. it will not break
  17. needed
  18. True
  19. True
  20. a mirror
  21. browning lemon ink
  22. browning lemon ink
  23. False
  24. cooking an egg
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. milk turning to curd
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. a magnet
  31. False
  32. turmeric powder
  33. thick whipped cream
  34. a balloon
  35. can be undone
  36. False
  37. cold water to rinse
  38. baking a cake
  39. no butter forms
  40. a timer

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