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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 611 · 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.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  7. 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) honey (d) vinegar
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  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) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  26. 26.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  29. 29.🛟 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
  30. 30.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

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

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