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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 643 · 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.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  2. 2.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  6. 6.🧺 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 bowl (d) a mirror
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔮 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
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  18. 18.🛟 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
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  24. 24.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  28. 28.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  39. 39.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. buttermilk
  2. False
  3. a mirror
  4. a balloon
  5. it takes much longer
  6. a mirror
  7. we keep it the same
  8. False
  9. cannot be undone
  10. a bowl
  11. True
  12. no butter forms
  13. can be undone
  14. browning lemon ink
  15. rusting iron
  16. a magnet
  17. cooking an egg
  18. so cream does not spill
  19. still runny cream
  20. folding paper
  21. False
  22. False
  23. melting ice
  24. False
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. thick whipped cream
  28. False
  29. cannot be undone
  30. True
  31. we measure it
  32. False
  33. freezing water
  34. cannot be undone
  35. True
  36. can be undone
  37. turmeric powder
  38. baking a cake
  39. it will not break
  40. False

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