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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 386 · 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) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🔍 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
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  38. 38.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

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

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