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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 89 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  2. 2.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  5. 5.🛟 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
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  20. 20.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  32. 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar

Answer key

  1. the cream temperature
  2. False
  3. True
  4. still runny cream
  5. it will not break
  6. the same jar
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. not needed
  9. no butter forms
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. freezing water
  14. a mirror
  15. dissolving salt
  16. browning lemon ink
  17. cannot be undone
  18. False
  19. cooking an egg
  20. False
  21. folding paper
  22. fresh cream
  23. needed
  24. True
  25. we change it
  26. needed
  27. can be undone
  28. we keep it the same
  29. can be undone
  30. turmeric powder
  31. a jar with a tight lid
  32. True
  33. time to make butter
  34. a timer
  35. how hard we shake
  36. thick whipped cream
  37. a battery cell
  38. cooking an egg
  39. milk turning to curd
  40. buttermilk

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