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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 622 · 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: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  11. 11.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  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 magnet
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  21. 21.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  22. 22.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  26. 26.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛟 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
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water

Answer key

  1. True
  2. still runny cream
  3. needed
  4. can be undone
  5. not needed
  6. a balloon
  7. False
  8. not needed
  9. freezing water
  10. lumps of butter
  11. False
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. False
  14. needed
  15. needed
  16. True
  17. the cream temperature
  18. a magnet
  19. we change it
  20. we keep it the same
  21. buttermilk
  22. False
  23. cold water to rinse
  24. baking a cake
  25. melting ice
  26. True
  27. not needed
  28. False
  29. milk turning to curd
  30. a magnet
  31. not needed
  32. True
  33. rusting iron
  34. can be undone
  35. False
  36. it will not break
  37. a battery cell
  38. fat bits stick together
  39. False
  40. milk turning to curd

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