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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 423 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  5. 5.🧺 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) a magnet
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  19. 19.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the cream temperature
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🛟 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
  29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron

Answer key

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

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