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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 88 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  3. 3.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  10. 10.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  19. 19.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  21. 21.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  25. 25.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  34. 34.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. turmeric powder
  3. False
  4. needed
  5. a mirror
  6. we keep it the same
  7. still runny cream
  8. lumps of butter
  9. a battery cell
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a magnet
  13. cannot be undone
  14. we measure it
  15. True
  16. can be undone
  17. needed
  18. cooking an egg
  19. buttermilk
  20. melting butter
  21. True
  22. time to make butter
  23. we change it
  24. cold water to rinse
  25. False
  26. melting butter
  27. not needed
  28. a mirror
  29. no butter forms
  30. a balloon
  31. False
  32. True
  33. we keep it the same
  34. fat bits stick together
  35. the amount of cream
  36. a magnet
  37. needed
  38. folding paper
  39. needed
  40. False

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