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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

Answer key

  1. a timer
  2. the cream temperature
  3. a mirror
  4. True
  5. a balloon
  6. we change it
  7. True
  8. dissolving salt
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. cannot be undone
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. True
  14. it will not break
  15. buttermilk
  16. a battery cell
  17. False
  18. we measure it
  19. freezing water
  20. False
  21. can be undone
  22. we keep it the same
  23. fat bits stick together
  24. True
  25. a battery cell
  26. True
  27. a magnet
  28. cooking an egg
  29. needed
  30. needed
  31. not needed
  32. turmeric powder
  33. lumps of butter
  34. the amount of cream
  35. a mathani (churner)
  36. can be undone
  37. we keep it the same
  38. browning lemon ink
  39. time to make butter
  40. a mirror

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