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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 801 · 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  3. 3.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) yeast
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  37. 37.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. browning lemon ink
  3. False
  4. False
  5. can be undone
  6. cold water to rinse
  7. rusting iron
  8. baking a cake
  9. it will not break
  10. lumps of butter
  11. a battery cell
  12. cooking an egg
  13. needed
  14. a balloon
  15. False
  16. a timer
  17. time to make butter
  18. we change it
  19. False
  20. freezing water
  21. we keep it the same
  22. a balloon
  23. False
  24. folding paper
  25. milk turning to curd
  26. no butter forms
  27. melting ice
  28. True
  29. freezing water
  30. can be undone
  31. the cream temperature
  32. a magnet
  33. yeast
  34. it takes much longer
  35. can be undone
  36. so cream does not spill
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. not needed

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