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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 512 · 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 mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  7. 7.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  10. 10.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  12. 12.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  19. 19.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) powder (d) clear water
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  29. 29.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  39. 39.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. a magnet
  3. True
  4. melting ice
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. a battery cell
  7. False
  8. needed
  9. the cream temperature
  10. True
  11. it takes much longer
  12. True
  13. a magnet
  14. fat bits stick together
  15. we measure it
  16. baking a cake
  17. fresh cream
  18. the amount of cream
  19. thick whipped cream
  20. folding paper
  21. needed
  22. needed
  23. rusting iron
  24. can be undone
  25. milk turning to curd
  26. melting butter
  27. buttermilk
  28. a bowl
  29. it will not break
  30. needed
  31. can be undone
  32. False
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. True
  35. needed
  36. False
  37. True
  38. lumps of butter
  39. False
  40. turmeric powder

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