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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 669 · 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 yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 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 timer
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  6. 6.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  10. 10.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) yeast
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  17. 17.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  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 keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  25. 25.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  32. 32.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. still runny cream
  3. we change it
  4. turmeric powder
  5. it takes much longer
  6. thick whipped cream
  7. cooking an egg
  8. cold water to rinse
  9. yeast
  10. False
  11. melting butter
  12. cannot be undone
  13. the cream temperature
  14. yeast
  15. a timer
  16. a jar with a tight lid
  17. buttermilk
  18. how hard we shake
  19. we measure it
  20. it will not break
  21. freezing water
  22. dissolving salt
  23. a battery cell
  24. the amount of cream
  25. fat bits stick together
  26. not needed
  27. not needed
  28. can be undone
  29. dissolving salt
  30. True
  31. melting ice
  32. False
  33. lumps of butter
  34. cooking an egg
  35. needed
  36. baking a cake
  37. melting ice
  38. browning lemon ink
  39. a magnet
  40. False

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