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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 747 · 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: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  5. 5.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) yeast
  8. 8.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
  28. 28.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 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 jar with a tight lid
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  32. 32.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  34. 34.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a mirror
  3. not needed
  4. the same jar
  5. False
  6. can be undone
  7. yeast
  8. False
  9. a battery cell
  10. it takes much longer
  11. freezing water
  12. False
  13. not needed
  14. we measure it
  15. can be undone
  16. False
  17. cannot be undone
  18. False
  19. yeast
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. we keep it the same
  22. False
  23. needed
  24. a timer
  25. no butter forms
  26. cold water to rinse
  27. fresh cream
  28. True
  29. a balloon
  30. needed
  31. it will not break
  32. so cream does not spill
  33. rusting iron
  34. False
  35. not needed
  36. buttermilk
  37. still runny cream
  38. the amount of cream
  39. True
  40. we keep it the same

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