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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 857 · 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 needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  22. 22.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  25. 25.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  33. 33.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt

Answer key

  1. fresh cream
  2. a balloon
  3. the cream temperature
  4. so cream does not spill
  5. cooking an egg
  6. freezing water
  7. False
  8. False
  9. not needed
  10. can be undone
  11. False
  12. can be undone
  13. False
  14. a jar with a tight lid
  15. we keep it the same
  16. the amount of cream
  17. False
  18. False
  19. cannot be undone
  20. needed
  21. milk turning to curd
  22. we change it
  23. browning lemon ink
  24. it takes much longer
  25. True
  26. melting butter
  27. the same jar
  28. True
  29. thick whipped cream
  30. needed
  31. True
  32. no butter forms
  33. False
  34. still runny cream
  35. can be undone
  36. folding paper
  37. we measure it
  38. False
  39. lumps of butter
  40. dissolving salt

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