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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 852 · 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 balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  6. 6.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  9. 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  12. 12.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  14. 14.🔮 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
  15. 15.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  28. 28.🧺 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
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is 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 the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. buttermilk
  3. cooking an egg
  4. False
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. False
  7. time to make butter
  8. the cream temperature
  9. True
  10. needed
  11. still runny cream
  12. False
  13. folding paper
  14. no butter forms
  15. False
  16. browning lemon ink
  17. a mirror
  18. a magnet
  19. we change it
  20. yeast
  21. it takes much longer
  22. True
  23. True
  24. we keep it the same
  25. not needed
  26. thick whipped cream
  27. melting butter
  28. turmeric powder
  29. a jar with a tight lid
  30. we keep it the same
  31. True
  32. it will not break
  33. melting ice
  34. needed
  35. True
  36. True
  37. False
  38. False
  39. dissolving salt
  40. melting ice

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