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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 644 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  2. 2.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  8. 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  18. 18.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  19. 19.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  27. 27.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  32. 32.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  39. 39.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. False
  3. not needed
  4. the cream temperature
  5. not needed
  6. can be undone
  7. buttermilk
  8. False
  9. False
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. needed
  13. True
  14. turmeric powder
  15. it takes much longer
  16. cold water to rinse
  17. the same jar
  18. so cream does not spill
  19. False
  20. can be undone
  21. we measure it
  22. dissolving salt
  23. a mirror
  24. True
  25. how hard we shake
  26. a mirror
  27. False
  28. no butter forms
  29. False
  30. baking a cake
  31. lumps of butter
  32. True
  33. thick whipped cream
  34. melting ice
  35. can be undone
  36. True
  37. it will not break
  38. still runny cream
  39. False
  40. needed

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