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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 421 · 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) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  16. 16.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  20. 20.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  24. 24.🔮 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
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  33. 33.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  35. 35.🔍 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
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  39. 39.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream

Answer key

  1. rusting iron
  2. turmeric powder
  3. the cream temperature
  4. still runny cream
  5. time to make butter
  6. we keep it the same
  7. yeast
  8. melting ice
  9. a mirror
  10. a battery cell
  11. not needed
  12. False
  13. True
  14. yeast
  15. a battery cell
  16. False
  17. the same jar
  18. a mirror
  19. milk turning to curd
  20. False
  21. needed
  22. True
  23. cannot be undone
  24. no butter forms
  25. browning lemon ink
  26. we change it
  27. freezing water
  28. not needed
  29. fat bits stick together
  30. False
  31. cold water to rinse
  32. baking a cake
  33. False
  34. so cream does not spill
  35. lumps of butter
  36. fresh cream
  37. True
  38. buttermilk
  39. True
  40. a magnet

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