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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 492 · 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 of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  3. 3.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  30. 30.🛟 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
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  34. 34.🔮 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
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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