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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 331 · 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 balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  5. 5.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  18. 18.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) honey
  19. 19.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🔮 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
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: freezing water is a change that can 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 cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  34. 34.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  37. 37.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  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) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. needed
  3. needed
  4. a mirror
  5. True
  6. False
  7. yeast
  8. True
  9. False
  10. False
  11. False
  12. not needed
  13. False
  14. a battery cell
  15. no butter forms
  16. a balloon
  17. turmeric powder
  18. buttermilk
  19. False
  20. we keep it the same
  21. True
  22. True
  23. time to make butter
  24. True
  25. False
  26. True
  27. it takes much longer
  28. still runny cream
  29. cannot be undone
  30. False
  31. True
  32. we change it
  33. thick whipped cream
  34. True
  35. milk turning to curd
  36. a magnet
  37. True
  38. can be undone
  39. fresh cream
  40. False

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