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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 510 · 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.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  22. 22.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  30. 30.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  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 change it (c) we measure it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  35. 35.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. a bowl
  3. we keep it the same
  4. time to make butter
  5. the cream temperature
  6. melting butter
  7. a jar with a tight lid
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a mirror
  11. a magnet
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. so cream does not spill
  16. freezing water
  17. we keep it the same
  18. baking a cake
  19. False
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. yeast
  22. True
  23. can be undone
  24. False
  25. cooking an egg
  26. turmeric powder
  27. still runny cream
  28. True
  29. thick whipped cream
  30. it will not break
  31. we measure it
  32. rusting iron
  33. melting butter
  34. browning lemon ink
  35. lumps of butter
  36. not needed
  37. not needed
  38. cold water to rinse
  39. not needed
  40. fresh cream

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