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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 572 · 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) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) powder (d) clear water
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🧈 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
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧺 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 battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  27. 27.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  31. 31.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  32. 32.🔮 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter

Answer key

  1. thick whipped cream
  2. dissolving salt
  3. cannot be undone
  4. so cream does not spill
  5. fresh cream
  6. True
  7. time to make butter
  8. browning lemon ink
  9. we measure it
  10. cannot be undone
  11. not needed
  12. cannot be undone
  13. a mathani (churner)
  14. needed
  15. True
  16. can be undone
  17. True
  18. False
  19. baking a cake
  20. needed
  21. a battery cell
  22. yeast
  23. folding paper
  24. True
  25. a jar with a tight lid
  26. melting butter
  27. False
  28. the cream temperature
  29. folding paper
  30. it takes much longer
  31. lumps of butter
  32. no butter forms
  33. we change it
  34. a mirror
  35. it will not break
  36. needed
  37. the amount of cream
  38. turmeric powder
  39. False
  40. rusting iron

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