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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 665 · 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 fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  5. 5.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a timer
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  35. 35.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. yeast
  3. a magnet
  4. we keep it the same
  5. True
  6. the cream temperature
  7. needed
  8. so cream does not spill
  9. time to make butter
  10. a balloon
  11. can be undone
  12. needed
  13. not needed
  14. False
  15. a jar with a tight lid
  16. can be undone
  17. a balloon
  18. yeast
  19. cooking an egg
  20. not needed
  21. it will not break
  22. browning lemon ink
  23. we keep it the same
  24. still runny cream
  25. cannot be undone
  26. fresh cream
  27. cannot be undone
  28. cooking an egg
  29. we change it
  30. True
  31. not needed
  32. True
  33. baking a cake
  34. no butter forms
  35. False
  36. melting ice
  37. baking a cake
  38. False
  39. can be undone
  40. True

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