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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 535 · 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: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  4. 4.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  6. 6.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  8. 8.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  12. 12.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  16. 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) honey
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  24. 24.🛟 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
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧺 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
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  38. 38.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🛟 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
  40. 40.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the amount of cream
  3. yeast
  4. True
  5. a magnet
  6. True
  7. rusting iron
  8. True
  9. a jar with a tight lid
  10. it takes much longer
  11. freezing water
  12. True
  13. turmeric powder
  14. folding paper
  15. thick whipped cream
  16. lumps of butter
  17. still runny cream
  18. cooking an egg
  19. cannot be undone
  20. False
  21. not needed
  22. buttermilk
  23. browning lemon ink
  24. it will not break
  25. not needed
  26. a mirror
  27. False
  28. False
  29. False
  30. milk turning to curd
  31. a balloon
  32. needed
  33. a balloon
  34. True
  35. not needed
  36. a timer
  37. melting ice
  38. False
  39. so cream does not spill
  40. True

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