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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 379 · 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? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  2. 2.🛟 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
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  6. 6.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  8. 8.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid

Answer key

  1. we measure it
  2. it will not break
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. time to make butter
  5. a battery cell
  6. buttermilk
  7. fresh cream
  8. False
  9. False
  10. cannot be undone
  11. we keep it the same
  12. cannot be undone
  13. milk turning to curd
  14. a balloon
  15. cannot be undone
  16. a mathani (churner)
  17. we keep it the same
  18. yeast
  19. needed
  20. the cream temperature
  21. True
  22. how hard we shake
  23. milk turning to curd
  24. a magnet
  25. baking a cake
  26. cold water to rinse
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. True
  30. thick whipped cream
  31. needed
  32. not needed
  33. not needed
  34. still runny cream
  35. not needed
  36. it takes much longer
  37. cooking an egg
  38. yeast
  39. turmeric powder
  40. a balloon

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