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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 371 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔮 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
  21. 21.🛟 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
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  25. 25.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  30. 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧺 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) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  38. 38.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 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) a bowl
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. fresh cream
  3. a magnet
  4. browning lemon ink
  5. yeast
  6. time to make butter
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. a balloon
  9. melting ice
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. the cream temperature
  14. we measure it
  15. we keep it the same
  16. cooking an egg
  17. folding paper
  18. False
  19. False
  20. it takes much longer
  21. it will not break
  22. turmeric powder
  23. freezing water
  24. melting butter
  25. lumps of butter
  26. no butter forms
  27. still runny cream
  28. a timer
  29. cooking an egg
  30. True
  31. melting butter
  32. needed
  33. browning lemon ink
  34. a balloon
  35. yeast
  36. needed
  37. turmeric powder
  38. True
  39. a battery cell
  40. baking a cake

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