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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 334 · 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: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  13. 13.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  17. 17.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  29. 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  30. 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  32. 32.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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