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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 338 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) yeast
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  12. 12.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  16. 16.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  25. 25.🛟 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
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🔮 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

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. the cream temperature
  3. the amount of cream
  4. needed
  5. a jar with a tight lid
  6. milk turning to curd
  7. yeast
  8. True
  9. yeast
  10. a balloon
  11. fat bits stick together
  12. False
  13. not needed
  14. True
  15. melting butter
  16. False
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. still runny cream
  20. not needed
  21. baking a cake
  22. can be undone
  23. a magnet
  24. a battery cell
  25. it will not break
  26. dissolving salt
  27. the same jar
  28. can be undone
  29. time to make butter
  30. melting butter
  31. melting ice
  32. browning lemon ink
  33. cannot be undone
  34. True
  35. cannot be undone
  36. False
  37. so cream does not spill
  38. can be undone
  39. we keep it the same
  40. it takes much longer

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