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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 688 · 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 cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  14. 14.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🧺 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 battery cell (d) a bowl
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  18. 18.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🔮 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
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) honey
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  35. 35.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  38. 38.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. needed
  3. can be undone
  4. it takes much longer
  5. needed
  6. dissolving salt
  7. melting ice
  8. a balloon
  9. it will not break
  10. a magnet
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. melting butter
  13. baking a cake
  14. False
  15. not needed
  16. a battery cell
  17. time to make butter
  18. False
  19. cannot be undone
  20. the cream temperature
  21. not needed
  22. no butter forms
  23. dissolving salt
  24. True
  25. True
  26. buttermilk
  27. folding paper
  28. we keep it the same
  29. freezing water
  30. we measure it
  31. True
  32. cannot be undone
  33. False
  34. still runny cream
  35. False
  36. True
  37. milk turning to curd
  38. False
  39. False
  40. baking a cake

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