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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 199 · 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.🛟 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
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  4. 4.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  16. 16.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) ice (d) powder
  17. 17.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  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 amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  33. 33.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid

Answer key

  1. so cream does not spill
  2. how hard we shake
  3. browning lemon ink
  4. fat bits stick together
  5. a mirror
  6. cannot be undone
  7. needed
  8. no butter forms
  9. not needed
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. not needed
  13. a balloon
  14. a bowl
  15. baking a cake
  16. thick whipped cream
  17. False
  18. False
  19. True
  20. True
  21. folding paper
  22. False
  23. a balloon
  24. cooking an egg
  25. melting ice
  26. cannot be undone
  27. turmeric powder
  28. False
  29. still runny cream
  30. we change it
  31. we keep it the same
  32. the cream temperature
  33. a mathani (churner)
  34. we measure it
  35. it will not break
  36. False
  37. True
  38. melting butter
  39. not needed
  40. a magnet

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