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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 586 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  2. 2.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  4. 4.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  28. 28.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 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 mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  33. 33.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  35. 35.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. False
  3. the same jar
  4. True
  5. needed
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. still runny cream
  8. not needed
  9. not needed
  10. can be undone
  11. baking a cake
  12. a bowl
  13. it will not break
  14. not needed
  15. needed
  16. cannot be undone
  17. no butter forms
  18. not needed
  19. melting ice
  20. a battery cell
  21. melting ice
  22. False
  23. a jar with a tight lid
  24. the amount of cream
  25. cooking an egg
  26. True
  27. a battery cell
  28. False
  29. a mirror
  30. a magnet
  31. needed
  32. we measure it
  33. True
  34. buttermilk
  35. False
  36. False
  37. it takes much longer
  38. fresh cream
  39. we keep it the same
  40. folding paper

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