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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 287 · 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? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  3. 3.🔮 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
  4. 4.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.🧺 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) yeast
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) the same jar
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  26. 26.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  27. 27.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. buttermilk
  3. it takes much longer
  4. True
  5. fat bits stick together
  6. the cream temperature
  7. cooking an egg
  8. False
  9. a bowl
  10. melting ice
  11. cannot be undone
  12. melting butter
  13. can be undone
  14. yeast
  15. browning lemon ink
  16. turmeric powder
  17. not needed
  18. folding paper
  19. a battery cell
  20. the same jar
  21. we keep it the same
  22. we change it
  23. a mirror
  24. not needed
  25. rusting iron
  26. a mathani (churner)
  27. lumps of butter
  28. True
  29. not needed
  30. needed
  31. it will not break
  32. turmeric powder
  33. the amount of cream
  34. not needed
  35. not needed
  36. baking a cake
  37. time to make butter
  38. we keep it the same
  39. a magnet
  40. True

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