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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 428 · 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.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
  10. 10.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  28. 28.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  30. 30.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
  36. 36.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  39. 39.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar
  40. 40.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. False
  3. it takes much longer
  4. browning lemon ink
  5. it will not break
  6. a bowl
  7. not needed
  8. still runny cream
  9. the amount of cream
  10. True
  11. True
  12. needed
  13. True
  14. True
  15. fat bits stick together
  16. no butter forms
  17. a battery cell
  18. we change it
  19. False
  20. False
  21. milk turning to curd
  22. can be undone
  23. False
  24. folding paper
  25. cannot be undone
  26. can be undone
  27. a timer
  28. False
  29. so cream does not spill
  30. False
  31. False
  32. yeast
  33. not needed
  34. a mirror
  35. fresh cream
  36. False
  37. yeast
  38. a mirror
  39. buttermilk
  40. True

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