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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 285 · 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.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 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) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  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.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  11. 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 same jar (d) the amount of cream
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  20. 20.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  34. 34.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  39. 39.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. turmeric powder
  3. not needed
  4. True
  5. a battery cell
  6. a magnet
  7. True
  8. needed
  9. True
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. True
  12. False
  13. fresh cream
  14. we keep it the same
  15. freezing water
  16. it takes much longer
  17. time to make butter
  18. can be undone
  19. folding paper
  20. False
  21. thick whipped cream
  22. we change it
  23. lumps of butter
  24. cannot be undone
  25. False
  26. baking a cake
  27. how hard we shake
  28. no butter forms
  29. True
  30. not needed
  31. rusting iron
  32. cannot be undone
  33. a bowl
  34. a mathani (churner)
  35. we keep it the same
  36. melting ice
  37. can be undone
  38. it will not break
  39. False
  40. True

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