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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 608 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  4. 4.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  9. 9.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  16. 16.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  22. 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  25. 25.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) clear water
  26. 26.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  33. 33.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  39. 39.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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