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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 203 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  19. 19.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  36. 36.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) honey
  37. 37.🧈 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)
  38. 38.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. time to make butter
  3. melting ice
  4. a magnet
  5. still runny cream
  6. turmeric powder
  7. cold water to rinse
  8. needed
  9. False
  10. it will not break
  11. we keep it the same
  12. the same jar
  13. a balloon
  14. False
  15. False
  16. False
  17. can be undone
  18. a timer
  19. fat bits stick together
  20. not needed
  21. freezing water
  22. milk turning to curd
  23. needed
  24. False
  25. False
  26. baking a cake
  27. can be undone
  28. browning lemon ink
  29. cannot be undone
  30. needed
  31. so cream does not spill
  32. the amount of cream
  33. melting ice
  34. the cream temperature
  35. dissolving salt
  36. buttermilk
  37. a mathani (churner)
  38. True
  39. True
  40. True

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