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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 833 · 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) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  6. 6.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  18. 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) oil
  30. 30.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  35. 35.🧺 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
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. how hard we shake
  3. browning lemon ink
  4. folding paper
  5. baking a cake
  6. True
  7. can be undone
  8. we keep it the same
  9. a magnet
  10. a balloon
  11. thick whipped cream
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. needed
  14. cannot be undone
  15. not needed
  16. False
  17. turmeric powder
  18. True
  19. needed
  20. melting butter
  21. a mirror
  22. fresh cream
  23. yeast
  24. baking a cake
  25. dissolving salt
  26. freezing water
  27. True
  28. cannot be undone
  29. buttermilk
  30. it will not break
  31. can be undone
  32. True
  33. the cream temperature
  34. a jar with a tight lid
  35. a balloon
  36. can be undone
  37. melting butter
  38. rusting iron
  39. cannot be undone
  40. still runny cream

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