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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 142 · 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.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  5. 5.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  7. 7.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  11. 11.🔮 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
  12. 12.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.🛟 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  25. 25.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
  30. 30.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a bowl

Answer key

  1. time to make butter
  2. a timer
  3. freezing water
  4. the amount of cream
  5. True
  6. a battery cell
  7. True
  8. no butter forms
  9. milk turning to curd
  10. folding paper
  11. it takes much longer
  12. fat bits stick together
  13. needed
  14. False
  15. a mirror
  16. turmeric powder
  17. we keep it the same
  18. we change it
  19. cannot be undone
  20. so cream does not spill
  21. baking a cake
  22. True
  23. cold water to rinse
  24. the cream temperature
  25. a mathani (churner)
  26. melting butter
  27. a battery cell
  28. can be undone
  29. how hard we shake
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. we keep it the same
  34. cannot be undone
  35. melting butter
  36. not needed
  37. it will not break
  38. a balloon
  39. cannot be undone
  40. a magnet

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