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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 507 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  6. 6.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  12. 12.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  15. 15.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  22. 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  26. 26.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  37. 37.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) yeast

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. a magnet
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. not needed
  5. time to make butter
  6. False
  7. False
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. cold water to rinse
  12. True
  13. melting ice
  14. a battery cell
  15. True
  16. needed
  17. False
  18. False
  19. False
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. cooking an egg
  22. it will not break
  23. no butter forms
  24. not needed
  25. freezing water
  26. False
  27. turmeric powder
  28. dissolving salt
  29. yeast
  30. True
  31. can be undone
  32. buttermilk
  33. cooking an egg
  34. not needed
  35. True
  36. thick whipped cream
  37. True
  38. the cream temperature
  39. we keep it the same
  40. a bowl

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