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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 782 · 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 can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  10. 10.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  12. 12.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  20. 20.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a timer
  37. 37.🛟 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
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) melting ice

Answer key

  1. True
  2. needed
  3. we measure it
  4. turmeric powder
  5. needed
  6. can be undone
  7. False
  8. folding paper
  9. time to make butter
  10. fat bits stick together
  11. melting butter
  12. True
  13. it takes much longer
  14. no butter forms
  15. not needed
  16. needed
  17. cannot be undone
  18. a mirror
  19. melting ice
  20. False
  21. not needed
  22. cold water to rinse
  23. False
  24. can be undone
  25. False
  26. browning lemon ink
  27. still runny cream
  28. a balloon
  29. dissolving salt
  30. we keep it the same
  31. a bowl
  32. True
  33. the amount of cream
  34. browning lemon ink
  35. melting butter
  36. yeast
  37. it will not break
  38. False
  39. False
  40. rusting iron

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