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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 950 · 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: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (d) the same jar
  4. 4.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  10. 10.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  23. 23.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  34. 34.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
  35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  37. 37.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. True
  3. time to make butter
  4. True
  5. we change it
  6. a battery cell
  7. a balloon
  8. melting butter
  9. a timer
  10. True
  11. True
  12. the amount of cream
  13. we keep it the same
  14. still runny cream
  15. can be undone
  16. folding paper
  17. False
  18. cooking an egg
  19. False
  20. False
  21. thick whipped cream
  22. a balloon
  23. False
  24. cold water to rinse
  25. not needed
  26. a magnet
  27. False
  28. a jar with a tight lid
  29. not needed
  30. we measure it
  31. can be undone
  32. the cream temperature
  33. a mirror
  34. lumps of butter
  35. True
  36. so cream does not spill
  37. False
  38. True
  39. we keep it the same
  40. melting butter

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