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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 708 · 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) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 cream temperature
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  16. 16.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  19. 19.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  24. 24.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
  26. 26.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 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
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  31. 31.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  33. 33.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
  36. 36.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a balloon
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a mirror

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. a magnet
  3. time to make butter
  4. dissolving salt
  5. needed
  6. no butter forms
  7. not needed
  8. can be undone
  9. cannot be undone
  10. fat bits stick together
  11. needed
  12. cannot be undone
  13. so cream does not spill
  14. a balloon
  15. the cream temperature
  16. False
  17. turmeric powder
  18. it will not break
  19. True
  20. freezing water
  21. needed
  22. not needed
  23. still runny cream
  24. False
  25. buttermilk
  26. False
  27. True
  28. yeast
  29. we keep it the same
  30. fresh cream
  31. False
  32. cooking an egg
  33. False
  34. a battery cell
  35. the same jar
  36. True
  37. a timer
  38. rusting iron
  39. melting ice
  40. a mirror

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