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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 214 · 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 kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  4. 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  7. 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  10. 10.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  17. 17.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  22. 22.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  30. 30.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  35. 35.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  36. 36.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  37. 37.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water

Answer key

  1. the amount of cream
  2. a timer
  3. a magnet
  4. True
  5. False
  6. we keep it the same
  7. buttermilk
  8. a balloon
  9. milk turning to curd
  10. False
  11. how hard we shake
  12. time to make butter
  13. a jar with a tight lid
  14. not needed
  15. cannot be undone
  16. a magnet
  17. True
  18. folding paper
  19. browning lemon ink
  20. True
  21. still runny cream
  22. lumps of butter
  23. True
  24. cannot be undone
  25. False
  26. can be undone
  27. False
  28. False
  29. melting butter
  30. False
  31. turmeric powder
  32. dissolving salt
  33. needed
  34. we change it
  35. a mathani (churner)
  36. so cream does not spill
  37. False
  38. False
  39. it will not break
  40. cooking an egg

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