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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 889 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  14. 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  16. 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  34. 34.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.🧺 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

Answer key

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

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