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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 916 · 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: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  4. 4.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 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
  7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  9. 9.🧺 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 timer (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.🛟 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
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  21. 21.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  27. 27.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) ghee
  37. 37.🧺 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
  38. 38.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. no butter forms
  3. cold water to rinse
  4. True
  5. True
  6. a battery cell
  7. it will not break
  8. turmeric powder
  9. turmeric powder
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. browning lemon ink
  12. we change it
  13. needed
  14. needed
  15. not needed
  16. the amount of cream
  17. it takes much longer
  18. fresh cream
  19. we measure it
  20. dissolving salt
  21. True
  22. thick whipped cream
  23. False
  24. False
  25. yeast
  26. can be undone
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. we keep it the same
  30. we keep it the same
  31. milk turning to curd
  32. dissolving salt
  33. a jar with a tight lid
  34. a battery cell
  35. freezing water
  36. still runny cream
  37. a magnet
  38. True
  39. a balloon
  40. can be undone

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