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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 238 · 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? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🛟 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
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  12. 12.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  15. 15.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  26. 26.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. we measure it
  2. milk turning to curd
  3. not needed
  4. can be undone
  5. a jar with a tight lid
  6. it takes much longer
  7. True
  8. True
  9. it will not break
  10. not needed
  11. still runny cream
  12. a mathani (churner)
  13. yeast
  14. the cream temperature
  15. True
  16. turmeric powder
  17. time to make butter
  18. a battery cell
  19. needed
  20. True
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. so cream does not spill
  25. we keep it the same
  26. False
  27. True
  28. True
  29. a timer
  30. cannot be undone
  31. False
  32. no butter forms
  33. lumps of butter
  34. we change it
  35. thick whipped cream
  36. False
  37. False
  38. how hard we shake
  39. not needed
  40. False

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