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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 735 · 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? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  4. 4.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  5. 5.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  27. 27.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. thick whipped cream
  5. False
  6. turmeric powder
  7. not needed
  8. needed
  9. we measure it
  10. browning lemon ink
  11. cannot be undone
  12. we change it
  13. False
  14. a jar with a tight lid
  15. freezing water
  16. False
  17. True
  18. a magnet
  19. cooking an egg
  20. melting ice
  21. a magnet
  22. the cream temperature
  23. it will not break
  24. time to make butter
  25. turmeric powder
  26. melting butter
  27. True
  28. True
  29. needed
  30. lumps of butter
  31. it takes much longer
  32. baking a cake
  33. True
  34. False
  35. needed
  36. a battery cell
  37. we keep it the same
  38. buttermilk
  39. freezing water
  40. melting ice

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