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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. melting butter
  3. buttermilk
  4. it takes much longer
  5. False
  6. a mirror
  7. False
  8. thick whipped cream
  9. baking a cake
  10. milk turning to curd
  11. cold water to rinse
  12. cannot be undone
  13. not needed
  14. rusting iron
  15. not needed
  16. turmeric powder
  17. True
  18. False
  19. rusting iron
  20. we change it
  21. needed
  22. needed
  23. it will not break
  24. a battery cell
  25. no butter forms
  26. how hard we shake
  27. can be undone
  28. still runny cream
  29. True
  30. not needed
  31. True
  32. we keep it the same
  33. dissolving salt
  34. cannot be undone
  35. turmeric powder
  36. a magnet
  37. time to make butter
  38. True
  39. the amount of cream
  40. a jar with a tight lid

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