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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 326 · 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.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  6. 6.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  19. 19.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  22. 22.🧈 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
  23. 23.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a timer
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  28. 28.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) ghee
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. so cream does not spill
  2. turmeric powder
  3. a balloon
  4. baking a cake
  5. no butter forms
  6. False
  7. cannot be undone
  8. False
  9. True
  10. freezing water
  11. needed
  12. the same jar
  13. the cream temperature
  14. can be undone
  15. a mirror
  16. we measure it
  17. a bowl
  18. time to make butter
  19. False
  20. can be undone
  21. dissolving salt
  22. a mathani (churner)
  23. False
  24. True
  25. a timer
  26. we change it
  27. melting ice
  28. True
  29. a battery cell
  30. turmeric powder
  31. still runny cream
  32. not needed
  33. fat bits stick together
  34. True
  35. how hard we shake
  36. can be undone
  37. True
  38. yeast
  39. needed
  40. False

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