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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 601 · 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: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) cheese
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  13. 13.🧺 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) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  20. 20.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  25. 25.🧺 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 bowl (d) a magnet
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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