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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 277 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  3. 3.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  19. 19.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  20. 20.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. freezing water
  2. no butter forms
  3. True
  4. cannot be undone
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. the cream temperature
  7. cold water to rinse
  8. a balloon
  9. False
  10. baking a cake
  11. needed
  12. False
  13. can be undone
  14. True
  15. turmeric powder
  16. not needed
  17. cannot be undone
  18. lumps of butter
  19. it will not break
  20. False
  21. needed
  22. a timer
  23. melting ice
  24. True
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. cannot be undone
  28. a mirror
  29. True
  30. False
  31. needed
  32. time to make butter
  33. True
  34. a battery cell
  35. it takes much longer
  36. dissolving salt
  37. False
  38. a mirror
  39. not needed
  40. False

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