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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 415 · 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) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.🔮 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
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  5. 5.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  7. 7.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
  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) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  28. 28.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  31. 31.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) yeast
  36. 36.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid

Answer key

  1. cooking an egg
  2. it takes much longer
  3. melting ice
  4. dissolving salt
  5. False
  6. a balloon
  7. lumps of butter
  8. True
  9. freezing water
  10. it will not break
  11. True
  12. still runny cream
  13. so cream does not spill
  14. needed
  15. cannot be undone
  16. not needed
  17. cooking an egg
  18. a battery cell
  19. a balloon
  20. yeast
  21. milk turning to curd
  22. not needed
  23. True
  24. False
  25. False
  26. fresh cream
  27. the cream temperature
  28. False
  29. can be undone
  30. no butter forms
  31. True
  32. a timer
  33. we measure it
  34. False
  35. yeast
  36. False
  37. False
  38. melting butter
  39. a jar with a tight lid
  40. a battery cell

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