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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 725 · 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.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  2. 2.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  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 mirror (d) a bowl
  9. 9.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  12. 12.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  16. 16.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a timer
  28. 28.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  40. 40.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. we change it
  2. True
  3. melting ice
  4. folding paper
  5. a mirror
  6. False
  7. melting butter
  8. a mirror
  9. buttermilk
  10. not needed
  11. we measure it
  12. thick whipped cream
  13. how hard we shake
  14. so cream does not spill
  15. fat bits stick together
  16. False
  17. still runny cream
  18. it takes much longer
  19. the cream temperature
  20. folding paper
  21. we keep it the same
  22. True
  23. baking a cake
  24. cannot be undone
  25. cold water to rinse
  26. dissolving salt
  27. a timer
  28. True
  29. turmeric powder
  30. can be undone
  31. melting butter
  32. milk turning to curd
  33. needed
  34. True
  35. cannot be undone
  36. cannot be undone
  37. True
  38. rusting iron
  39. turmeric powder
  40. False

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