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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 870 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔮 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
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  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 mirror (d) a timer
  15. 15.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
  23. 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  33. 33.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  39. 39.🛟 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
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee

Answer key

  1. melting butter
  2. not needed
  3. freezing water
  4. False
  5. it takes much longer
  6. not needed
  7. True
  8. time to make butter
  9. needed
  10. browning lemon ink
  11. milk turning to curd
  12. True
  13. melting ice
  14. a mirror
  15. True
  16. needed
  17. False
  18. True
  19. lumps of butter
  20. it will not break
  21. we measure it
  22. the same jar
  23. we change it
  24. turmeric powder
  25. True
  26. cannot be undone
  27. no butter forms
  28. we keep it the same
  29. rusting iron
  30. a timer
  31. cannot be undone
  32. a bowl
  33. False
  34. False
  35. browning lemon ink
  36. not needed
  37. cooking an egg
  38. a magnet
  39. so cream does not spill
  40. still runny cream

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