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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 568 · 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) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) honey (d) vinegar
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) yeast
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  20. 20.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. needed
  3. False
  4. True
  5. not needed
  6. we keep it the same
  7. dissolving salt
  8. it takes much longer
  9. time to make butter
  10. not needed
  11. True
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. we change it
  14. True
  15. False
  16. False
  17. buttermilk
  18. a timer
  19. the cream temperature
  20. False
  21. needed
  22. cannot be undone
  23. False
  24. browning lemon ink
  25. folding paper
  26. rusting iron
  27. it will not break
  28. a balloon
  29. a magnet
  30. cold water to rinse
  31. True
  32. not needed
  33. a jar with a tight lid
  34. cooking an egg
  35. we keep it the same
  36. the amount of cream
  37. False
  38. turmeric powder
  39. no butter forms
  40. freezing water

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