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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 556 · 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.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  2. 2.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  20. 20.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  22. 22.🛟 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
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  25. 25.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  29. 29.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a rolling pin
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  31. 31.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream

Answer key

  1. thick whipped cream
  2. True
  3. cooking an egg
  4. cooking an egg
  5. a balloon
  6. cannot be undone
  7. True
  8. not needed
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. turmeric powder
  12. False
  13. we keep it the same
  14. False
  15. needed
  16. it will not break
  17. not needed
  18. folding paper
  19. a balloon
  20. buttermilk
  21. fat bits stick together
  22. so cream does not spill
  23. cold water to rinse
  24. time to make butter
  25. True
  26. a magnet
  27. not needed
  28. turmeric powder
  29. a mathani (churner)
  30. no butter forms
  31. True
  32. not needed
  33. dissolving salt
  34. baking a cake
  35. cannot be undone
  36. a battery cell
  37. a battery cell
  38. a jar with a tight lid
  39. we measure it
  40. a mirror

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