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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 766 · 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.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  5. 5.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  18. 18.🔮 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
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  28. 28.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  34. 34.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

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

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