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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 255 · 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 the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  3. 3.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛟 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
  8. 8.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  24. 24.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  29. 29.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) clear water
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  40. 40.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. the cream temperature
  2. cooking an egg
  3. False
  4. a jar with a tight lid
  5. False
  6. False
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. False
  9. freezing water
  10. folding paper
  11. a magnet
  12. it will not break
  13. still runny cream
  14. True
  15. how hard we shake
  16. yeast
  17. True
  18. the same jar
  19. baking a cake
  20. cannot be undone
  21. no butter forms
  22. needed
  23. fresh cream
  24. a mathani (churner)
  25. cannot be undone
  26. cannot be undone
  27. False
  28. a timer
  29. True
  30. we keep it the same
  31. thick whipped cream
  32. we measure it
  33. turmeric powder
  34. needed
  35. a battery cell
  36. yeast
  37. a magnet
  38. True
  39. rusting iron
  40. True

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