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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 56 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  6. 6.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.🧺 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 bowl (d) yeast
  24. 24.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. melting ice
  3. the cream temperature
  4. False
  5. a bowl
  6. lumps of butter
  7. rusting iron
  8. it takes much longer
  9. False
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. cold water to rinse
  12. False
  13. fresh cream
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a battery cell
  17. turmeric powder
  18. dissolving salt
  19. still runny cream
  20. folding paper
  21. fat bits stick together
  22. can be undone
  23. yeast
  24. True
  25. dissolving salt
  26. can be undone
  27. True
  28. melting ice
  29. False
  30. the amount of cream
  31. we keep it the same
  32. not needed
  33. folding paper
  34. a mirror
  35. False
  36. not needed
  37. cannot be undone
  38. needed
  39. cooking an egg
  40. we keep it the same

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