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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 213 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  5. 5.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  9. 9.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  27. 27.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  30. 30.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
  31. 31.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  34. 34.🧺 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) a balloon (d) a bowl
  35. 35.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a magnet

Answer key

  1. a timer
  2. we keep it the same
  3. turmeric powder
  4. a battery cell
  5. True
  6. baking a cake
  7. True
  8. still runny cream
  9. so cream does not spill
  10. not needed
  11. thick whipped cream
  12. a magnet
  13. not needed
  14. False
  15. time to make butter
  16. it takes much longer
  17. the cream temperature
  18. cannot be undone
  19. we measure it
  20. freezing water
  21. a mirror
  22. False
  23. freezing water
  24. False
  25. False
  26. browning lemon ink
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a battery cell
  30. lumps of butter
  31. True
  32. True
  33. a bowl
  34. a balloon
  35. a mathani (churner)
  36. needed
  37. can be undone
  38. can be undone
  39. False
  40. a magnet

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