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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 366 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  2. 2.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  23. 23.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  28. 28.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  33. 33.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only

Answer key

  1. baking a cake
  2. True
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. time to make butter
  5. no butter forms
  6. it will not break
  7. a magnet
  8. can be undone
  9. True
  10. a battery cell
  11. dissolving salt
  12. needed
  13. cold water to rinse
  14. the cream temperature
  15. we change it
  16. we keep it the same
  17. cannot be undone
  18. baking a cake
  19. yeast
  20. yeast
  21. False
  22. fresh cream
  23. False
  24. a balloon
  25. milk turning to curd
  26. dissolving salt
  27. turmeric powder
  28. True
  29. a timer
  30. not needed
  31. True
  32. we keep it the same
  33. False
  34. a mathani (churner)
  35. browning lemon ink
  36. turmeric powder
  37. a bowl
  38. True
  39. needed
  40. lumps of butter

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