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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 57 · 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 battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  4. 4.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  13. 13.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🛟 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
  18. 18.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  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) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  21. 21.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  35. 35.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) powder (d) clear water
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it

Answer key

  1. True
  2. fresh cream
  3. yeast
  4. False
  5. can be undone
  6. still runny cream
  7. time to make butter
  8. a balloon
  9. can be undone
  10. rusting iron
  11. can be undone
  12. a magnet
  13. False
  14. True
  15. a jar with a tight lid
  16. True
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. a mathani (churner)
  19. no butter forms
  20. a magnet
  21. it will not break
  22. False
  23. buttermilk
  24. cooking an egg
  25. yeast
  26. the same jar
  27. not needed
  28. the cream temperature
  29. melting ice
  30. can be undone
  31. True
  32. we keep it the same
  33. False
  34. folding paper
  35. thick whipped cream
  36. False
  37. not needed
  38. we keep it the same
  39. turmeric powder
  40. we keep it the same

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