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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 940 · 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 of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  2. 2.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🛟 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
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  24. 24.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  34. 34.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. cooking an egg
  2. True
  3. a balloon
  4. still runny cream
  5. can be undone
  6. cannot be undone
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. needed
  9. True
  10. a jar with a tight lid
  11. not needed
  12. lumps of butter
  13. we change it
  14. False
  15. a mirror
  16. a magnet
  17. not needed
  18. True
  19. needed
  20. it will not break
  21. it takes much longer
  22. time to make butter
  23. milk turning to curd
  24. True
  25. not needed
  26. fresh cream
  27. melting ice
  28. we keep it the same
  29. dissolving salt
  30. melting ice
  31. melting butter
  32. cannot be undone
  33. the amount of cream
  34. True
  35. True
  36. cannot be undone
  37. True
  38. buttermilk
  39. needed
  40. cannot be undone

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