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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 575 · 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.⚖️ 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
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  4. 4.🧺 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 bowl (d) yeast
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  35. 35.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve

Answer key

  1. the cream temperature
  2. it takes much longer
  3. melting butter
  4. yeast
  5. can be undone
  6. folding paper
  7. a battery cell
  8. False
  9. False
  10. a timer
  11. not needed
  12. a magnet
  13. time to make butter
  14. so cream does not spill
  15. cold water to rinse
  16. no butter forms
  17. turmeric powder
  18. can be undone
  19. turmeric powder
  20. a jar with a tight lid
  21. how hard we shake
  22. cannot be undone
  23. dissolving salt
  24. False
  25. can be undone
  26. False
  27. still runny cream
  28. baking a cake
  29. True
  30. freezing water
  31. fresh cream
  32. milk turning to curd
  33. True
  34. fat bits stick together
  35. lumps of butter
  36. a mirror
  37. True
  38. we measure it
  39. can be undone
  40. a mathani (churner)

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