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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 546 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) cheese
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  25. 25.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  28. 28.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) yeast
  31. 31.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  34. 34.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  39. 39.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron

Answer key

  1. cooking an egg
  2. it takes much longer
  3. False
  4. how hard we shake
  5. rusting iron
  6. still runny cream
  7. turmeric powder
  8. a bowl
  9. a battery cell
  10. not needed
  11. cold water to rinse
  12. we keep it the same
  13. cannot be undone
  14. we measure it
  15. cannot be undone
  16. True
  17. buttermilk
  18. no butter forms
  19. needed
  20. not needed
  21. can be undone
  22. a mirror
  23. not needed
  24. folding paper
  25. False
  26. False
  27. freezing water
  28. False
  29. it will not break
  30. yeast
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a timer
  34. so cream does not spill
  35. melting butter
  36. can be undone
  37. milk turning to curd
  38. a magnet
  39. False
  40. melting ice

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