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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 414 · 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 a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  11. 11.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  14. 14.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  19. 19.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: a balloon 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 “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. milk turning to curd
  2. not needed
  3. folding paper
  4. cannot be undone
  5. time to make butter
  6. a battery cell
  7. a mirror
  8. still runny cream
  9. not needed
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. True
  12. True
  13. fresh cream
  14. thick whipped cream
  15. needed
  16. a balloon
  17. turmeric powder
  18. it will not break
  19. False
  20. not needed
  21. baking a cake
  22. melting ice
  23. it takes much longer
  24. False
  25. how hard we shake
  26. True
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. we keep it the same
  31. False
  32. needed
  33. not needed
  34. False
  35. melting ice
  36. dissolving salt
  37. not needed
  38. a magnet
  39. a timer
  40. needed

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