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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 756 · 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 balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  2. 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧺 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 battery cell (d) a timer
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  12. 12.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
  15. 15.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  22. 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  37. 37.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. True
  3. a battery cell
  4. a magnet
  5. dissolving salt
  6. can be undone
  7. False
  8. True
  9. we change it
  10. no butter forms
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. buttermilk
  13. not needed
  14. how hard we shake
  15. False
  16. the cream temperature
  17. fresh cream
  18. False
  19. not needed
  20. melting ice
  21. still runny cream
  22. it will not break
  23. browning lemon ink
  24. not needed
  25. needed
  26. freezing water
  27. cooking an egg
  28. we keep it the same
  29. the amount of cream
  30. True
  31. a battery cell
  32. True
  33. True
  34. False
  35. False
  36. milk turning to curd
  37. we measure it
  38. True
  39. True
  40. lumps of butter

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