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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 813 · 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 a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  7. 7.🛟 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
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  12. 12.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  16. 16.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. can be undone
  3. we keep it the same
  4. still runny cream
  5. a bowl
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. it will not break
  8. cannot be undone
  9. we keep it the same
  10. False
  11. the cream temperature
  12. buttermilk
  13. melting ice
  14. needed
  15. milk turning to curd
  16. False
  17. False
  18. a balloon
  19. no butter forms
  20. can be undone
  21. not needed
  22. not needed
  23. False
  24. baking a cake
  25. yeast
  26. False
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. needed
  30. rusting iron
  31. a mirror
  32. False
  33. cannot be undone
  34. not needed
  35. the amount of cream
  36. can be undone
  37. True
  38. how hard we shake
  39. cold water to rinse
  40. folding paper

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