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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 456 · 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 “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  2. 2.🛟 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
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 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 mirror (d) a bowl
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  10. 10.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
  12. 12.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧈 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
  14. 14.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  16. 16.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  31. 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  39. 39.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a balloon

Answer key

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

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