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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 499 · 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: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  4. 4.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  11. 11.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) powder
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  33. 33.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 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) a bowl
  35. 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  38. 38.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. turmeric powder
  4. True
  5. cannot be undone
  6. needed
  7. a bowl
  8. we measure it
  9. True
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. True
  12. not needed
  13. the cream temperature
  14. still runny cream
  15. False
  16. freezing water
  17. needed
  18. thick whipped cream
  19. yeast
  20. can be undone
  21. False
  22. cannot be undone
  23. melting ice
  24. yeast
  25. it takes much longer
  26. True
  27. False
  28. a mathani (churner)
  29. cooking an egg
  30. melting butter
  31. True
  32. a magnet
  33. True
  34. turmeric powder
  35. False
  36. can be undone
  37. cannot be undone
  38. lumps of butter
  39. we change it
  40. buttermilk

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