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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 709 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  3. 3.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) clear water
  4. 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  7. 7.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  19. 19.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
  31. 31.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  36. 36.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake

Answer key

  1. a magnet
  2. melting ice
  3. thick whipped cream
  4. True
  5. we change it
  6. a battery cell
  7. fat bits stick together
  8. False
  9. False
  10. baking a cake
  11. False
  12. milk turning to curd
  13. cannot be undone
  14. True
  15. needed
  16. not needed
  17. False
  18. so cream does not spill
  19. the cream temperature
  20. needed
  21. True
  22. cannot be undone
  23. True
  24. False
  25. cooking an egg
  26. not needed
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. True
  30. the amount of cream
  31. lumps of butter
  32. a mirror
  33. turmeric powder
  34. not needed
  35. still runny cream
  36. True
  37. yeast
  38. dissolving salt
  39. a bowl
  40. time to make butter

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