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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 555 · 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.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) oil
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  5. 5.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  8. 8.🛟 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
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  12. 12.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  36. 36.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper

Answer key

  1. buttermilk
  2. not needed
  3. the amount of cream
  4. fresh cream
  5. thick whipped cream
  6. it will not break
  7. milk turning to curd
  8. so cream does not spill
  9. freezing water
  10. True
  11. baking a cake
  12. True
  13. time to make butter
  14. needed
  15. True
  16. rusting iron
  17. not needed
  18. dissolving salt
  19. a jar with a tight lid
  20. False
  21. fat bits stick together
  22. cooking an egg
  23. False
  24. False
  25. a magnet
  26. not needed
  27. still runny cream
  28. we keep it the same
  29. cannot be undone
  30. not needed
  31. we keep it the same
  32. True
  33. can be undone
  34. browning lemon ink
  35. milk turning to curd
  36. False
  37. browning lemon ink
  38. needed
  39. False
  40. rusting iron

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