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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. it will not break
  3. we measure it
  4. so cream does not spill
  5. freezing water
  6. buttermilk
  7. milk turning to curd
  8. False
  9. False
  10. cold water to rinse
  11. False
  12. fresh cream
  13. True
  14. cooking an egg
  15. False
  16. melting ice
  17. not needed
  18. time to make butter
  19. the cream temperature
  20. still runny cream
  21. dissolving salt
  22. a timer
  23. cooking an egg
  24. baking a cake
  25. a balloon
  26. can be undone
  27. yeast
  28. a battery cell
  29. thick whipped cream
  30. needed
  31. a magnet
  32. True
  33. False
  34. not needed
  35. browning lemon ink
  36. a mirror
  37. melting butter
  38. True
  39. True
  40. it takes much longer

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