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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 767 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  37. 37.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. can be undone
  2. can be undone
  3. needed
  4. needed
  5. a balloon
  6. a magnet
  7. cannot be undone
  8. milk turning to curd
  9. yeast
  10. turmeric powder
  11. freezing water
  12. False
  13. False
  14. fresh cream
  15. needed
  16. True
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. not needed
  19. it will not break
  20. False
  21. lumps of butter
  22. cannot be undone
  23. False
  24. still runny cream
  25. the cream temperature
  26. browning lemon ink
  27. needed
  28. False
  29. cannot be undone
  30. can be undone
  31. baking a cake
  32. we keep it the same
  33. True
  34. it takes much longer
  35. melting ice
  36. a balloon
  37. True
  38. True
  39. True
  40. False

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