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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 980 · 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.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  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 cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  4. 4.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  27. 27.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  32. 32.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 39.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. no butter forms
  2. it takes much longer
  3. time to make butter
  4. False
  5. True
  6. can be undone
  7. a mirror
  8. we keep it the same
  9. baking a cake
  10. a jar with a tight lid
  11. cold water to rinse
  12. False
  13. False
  14. needed
  15. False
  16. still runny cream
  17. it will not break
  18. freezing water
  19. needed
  20. not needed
  21. a magnet
  22. needed
  23. fresh cream
  24. melting ice
  25. yeast
  26. a bowl
  27. False
  28. thick whipped cream
  29. False
  30. we keep it the same
  31. so cream does not spill
  32. False
  33. can be undone
  34. False
  35. can be undone
  36. True
  37. not needed
  38. can be undone
  39. False
  40. not needed

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