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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 434 · 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.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a timer
  5. 5.🛟 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
  6. 6.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  8. 8.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) honey
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  18. 18.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  23. 23.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  27. 27.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a rolling pin
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  35. 35.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  37. 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. True
  4. a mirror
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. thick whipped cream
  7. a magnet
  8. buttermilk
  9. we keep it the same
  10. False
  11. False
  12. a mirror
  13. milk turning to curd
  14. a battery cell
  15. turmeric powder
  16. True
  17. rusting iron
  18. fat bits stick together
  19. not needed
  20. can be undone
  21. False
  22. a bowl
  23. True
  24. the cream temperature
  25. True
  26. yeast
  27. a mathani (churner)
  28. a balloon
  29. we change it
  30. we measure it
  31. True
  32. a jar with a tight lid
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. it will not break
  35. False
  36. still runny cream
  37. False
  38. False
  39. needed
  40. False

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