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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 534 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  14. 14.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  15. 15.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  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 is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  22. 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  31. 31.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  32. 32.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 39.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  40. 40.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. a bowl
  3. yeast
  4. not needed
  5. can be undone
  6. melting butter
  7. the cream temperature
  8. can be undone
  9. so cream does not spill
  10. a jar with a tight lid
  11. needed
  12. we keep it the same
  13. a timer
  14. fat bits stick together
  15. True
  16. True
  17. False
  18. True
  19. dissolving salt
  20. a battery cell
  21. melting butter
  22. buttermilk
  23. freezing water
  24. no butter forms
  25. how hard we shake
  26. rusting iron
  27. it takes much longer
  28. we change it
  29. cooking an egg
  30. a magnet
  31. the amount of cream
  32. True
  33. a magnet
  34. browning lemon ink
  35. time to make butter
  36. False
  37. False
  38. can be undone
  39. it will not break
  40. a mathani (churner)

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