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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 745 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  6. 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) clear water
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  28. 28.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. the cream temperature
  2. we change it
  3. still runny cream
  4. a balloon
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. True
  7. freezing water
  8. the amount of cream
  9. milk turning to curd
  10. a mirror
  11. needed
  12. cannot be undone
  13. turmeric powder
  14. False
  15. thick whipped cream
  16. rusting iron
  17. it will not break
  18. cannot be undone
  19. a magnet
  20. a magnet
  21. turmeric powder
  22. a battery cell
  23. True
  24. False
  25. fresh cream
  26. not needed
  27. the same jar
  28. buttermilk
  29. needed
  30. False
  31. True
  32. melting ice
  33. needed
  34. False
  35. we measure it
  36. we keep it the same
  37. not needed
  38. True
  39. browning lemon ink
  40. time to make butter

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