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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. a battery cell
  4. the cream temperature
  5. False
  6. time to make butter
  7. we keep it the same
  8. a balloon
  9. True
  10. buttermilk
  11. it will not break
  12. a magnet
  13. not needed
  14. turmeric powder
  15. so cream does not spill
  16. a mirror
  17. not needed
  18. no butter forms
  19. False
  20. melting ice
  21. yeast
  22. turmeric powder
  23. it takes much longer
  24. can be undone
  25. True
  26. not needed
  27. a magnet
  28. not needed
  29. yeast
  30. still runny cream
  31. rusting iron
  32. False
  33. browning lemon ink
  34. cooking an egg
  35. cannot be undone
  36. cannot be undone
  37. False
  38. False
  39. milk turning to curd
  40. a mathani (churner)

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