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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 395 · 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.🧺 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 timer (d) a mirror
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  20. 20.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  22. 22.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  24. 24.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  27. 27.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
  31. 31.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  34. 34.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  36. 36.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  37. 37.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  38. 38.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water

Answer key

  1. a mirror
  2. we measure it
  3. needed
  4. we keep it the same
  5. the amount of cream
  6. cooking an egg
  7. dissolving salt
  8. can be undone
  9. not needed
  10. we keep it the same
  11. True
  12. not needed
  13. True
  14. melting butter
  15. False
  16. it takes much longer
  17. freezing water
  18. True
  19. melting butter
  20. True
  21. so cream does not spill
  22. a mathani (churner)
  23. yeast
  24. True
  25. we change it
  26. rusting iron
  27. True
  28. needed
  29. cooking an egg
  30. buttermilk
  31. False
  32. can be undone
  33. turmeric powder
  34. False
  35. time to make butter
  36. it will not break
  37. thick whipped cream
  38. True
  39. needed
  40. freezing water

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