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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 962 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  2. 2.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  4. 4.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  18. 18.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  22. 22.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛟 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
  25. 25.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  28. 28.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. False
  3. a balloon
  4. True
  5. it will not break
  6. the cream temperature
  7. freezing water
  8. not needed
  9. freezing water
  10. True
  11. needed
  12. True
  13. we keep it the same
  14. turmeric powder
  15. False
  16. cannot be undone
  17. fresh cream
  18. False
  19. needed
  20. a magnet
  21. melting ice
  22. True
  23. True
  24. so cream does not spill
  25. thick whipped cream
  26. we keep it the same
  27. a bowl
  28. True
  29. False
  30. we keep it the same
  31. time to make butter
  32. still runny cream
  33. melting ice
  34. not needed
  35. False
  36. cooking an egg
  37. can be undone
  38. needed
  39. can be undone
  40. a timer

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