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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 649 · 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.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a timer
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  5. 5.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  7. 7.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror 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: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  22. 22.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  38. 38.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. dissolving salt
  3. a timer
  4. we keep it the same
  5. lumps of butter
  6. time to make butter
  7. True
  8. the cream temperature
  9. dissolving salt
  10. cannot be undone
  11. a battery cell
  12. not needed
  13. False
  14. melting ice
  15. still runny cream
  16. a balloon
  17. not needed
  18. yeast
  19. the amount of cream
  20. no butter forms
  21. we keep it the same
  22. True
  23. True
  24. so cream does not spill
  25. browning lemon ink
  26. a magnet
  27. turmeric powder
  28. buttermilk
  29. we change it
  30. cold water to rinse
  31. needed
  32. False
  33. yeast
  34. melting butter
  35. a battery cell
  36. can be undone
  37. thick whipped cream
  38. True
  39. False
  40. it takes much longer

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