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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 816 · 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: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  15. 15.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a timer
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  31. 31.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  38. 38.🔮 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
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  40. 40.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a magnet
  3. a balloon
  4. a mirror
  5. melting ice
  6. cooking an egg
  7. cooking an egg
  8. needed
  9. the cream temperature
  10. not needed
  11. a bowl
  12. True
  13. milk turning to curd
  14. a battery cell
  15. False
  16. True
  17. yeast
  18. a jar with a tight lid
  19. rusting iron
  20. needed
  21. False
  22. a magnet
  23. False
  24. a battery cell
  25. True
  26. so cream does not spill
  27. fresh cream
  28. False
  29. False
  30. a balloon
  31. False
  32. lumps of butter
  33. we keep it the same
  34. True
  35. time to make butter
  36. not needed
  37. cannot be undone
  38. no butter forms
  39. freezing water
  40. fat bits stick together

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