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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 847 · 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.🔍 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
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🛟 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
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  31. 31.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. lumps of butter
  2. cannot be undone
  3. needed
  4. time to make butter
  5. False
  6. False
  7. False
  8. melting butter
  9. melting ice
  10. milk turning to curd
  11. cannot be undone
  12. turmeric powder
  13. still runny cream
  14. needed
  15. a balloon
  16. needed
  17. True
  18. needed
  19. so cream does not spill
  20. the cream temperature
  21. it takes much longer
  22. True
  23. False
  24. can be undone
  25. it will not break
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a magnet
  29. we keep it the same
  30. we change it
  31. True
  32. we keep it the same
  33. a mirror
  34. False
  35. True
  36. folding paper
  37. can be undone
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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