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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 617 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  8. 8.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  9. 9.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  15. 15.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  17. 17.🛟 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
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) honey
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  34. 34.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  39. 39.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. still runny cream
  3. fresh cream
  4. a timer
  5. cannot be undone
  6. the cream temperature
  7. a magnet
  8. lumps of butter
  9. True
  10. can be undone
  11. False
  12. a mirror
  13. needed
  14. yeast
  15. False
  16. cooking an egg
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. not needed
  19. buttermilk
  20. freezing water
  21. needed
  22. cannot be undone
  23. False
  24. False
  25. needed
  26. True
  27. dissolving salt
  28. False
  29. time to make butter
  30. a balloon
  31. we change it
  32. False
  33. we keep it the same
  34. True
  35. not needed
  36. it will not break
  37. can be undone
  38. no butter forms
  39. False
  40. False

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