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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 483 · 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.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  4. 4.🛟 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
  5. 5.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) clear water
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  18. 18.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  29. 29.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  35. 35.🛟 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
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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