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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 391 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  3. 3.True or false: a battery cell is 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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  35. 35.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror

Answer key

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

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