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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 284 · 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 battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  4. 4.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  8. 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  9. 9.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  13. 13.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  25. 25.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🛟 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
  32. 32.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
  36. 36.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 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) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. a magnet
  3. a bowl
  4. it will not break
  5. we change it
  6. dissolving salt
  7. fresh cream
  8. fat bits stick together
  9. True
  10. False
  11. the cream temperature
  12. a timer
  13. True
  14. cannot be undone
  15. still runny cream
  16. not needed
  17. time to make butter
  18. needed
  19. baking a cake
  20. needed
  21. False
  22. a jar with a tight lid
  23. False
  24. browning lemon ink
  25. False
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a magnet
  29. can be undone
  30. False
  31. so cream does not spill
  32. False
  33. how hard we shake
  34. False
  35. buttermilk
  36. False
  37. a battery cell
  38. True
  39. a mathani (churner)
  40. needed

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