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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 347 · 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 not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  13. 13.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
  15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  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) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  36. 36.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  37. 37.🧺 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
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. True
  3. True
  4. False
  5. not needed
  6. lumps of butter
  7. it will not break
  8. no butter forms
  9. the amount of cream
  10. needed
  11. browning lemon ink
  12. melting butter
  13. True
  14. fat bits stick together
  15. False
  16. the cream temperature
  17. True
  18. still runny cream
  19. False
  20. False
  21. can be undone
  22. a jar with a tight lid
  23. we keep it the same
  24. True
  25. baking a cake
  26. False
  27. time to make butter
  28. cannot be undone
  29. needed
  30. False
  31. a magnet
  32. rusting iron
  33. cannot be undone
  34. False
  35. dissolving salt
  36. so cream does not spill
  37. turmeric powder
  38. it takes much longer
  39. melting ice
  40. cannot be undone

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