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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 91 · 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) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  12. 12.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) ice (d) clear water
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  27. 27.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔮 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
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk

Answer key

  1. baking a cake
  2. False
  3. we measure it
  4. a balloon
  5. it will not break
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. a mirror
  8. melting butter
  9. cannot be undone
  10. a mirror
  11. rusting iron
  12. False
  13. turmeric powder
  14. we change it
  15. True
  16. True
  17. no butter forms
  18. thick whipped cream
  19. cannot be undone
  20. the cream temperature
  21. cooking an egg
  22. cannot be undone
  23. freezing water
  24. True
  25. needed
  26. melting ice
  27. how hard we shake
  28. turmeric powder
  29. True
  30. True
  31. it takes much longer
  32. a battery cell
  33. True
  34. can be undone
  35. False
  36. False
  37. we keep it the same
  38. False
  39. not needed
  40. buttermilk

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