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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 781 · 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) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  4. 4.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🛟 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
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  24. 24.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  36. 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. cannot be undone
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. True
  5. needed
  6. True
  7. we measure it
  8. it will not break
  9. a bowl
  10. False
  11. the cream temperature
  12. can be undone
  13. still runny cream
  14. milk turning to curd
  15. can be undone
  16. dissolving salt
  17. False
  18. melting ice
  19. we keep it the same
  20. can be undone
  21. rusting iron
  22. a jar with a tight lid
  23. freezing water
  24. lumps of butter
  25. we change it
  26. the same jar
  27. time to make butter
  28. cannot be undone
  29. no butter forms
  30. not needed
  31. we keep it the same
  32. False
  33. turmeric powder
  34. False
  35. baking a cake
  36. True
  37. needed
  38. True
  39. a balloon
  40. False

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