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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 642 · 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.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) powder (d) clear water
  17. 17.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  31. 31.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  36. 36.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice

Answer key

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

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