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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 588 · 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? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  8. 8.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  14. 14.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  20. 20.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  21. 21.🛟 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
  22. 22.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  28. 28.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
  34. 34.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. False
  2. dissolving salt
  3. False
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a balloon
  7. yeast
  8. thick whipped cream
  9. a bowl
  10. True
  11. browning lemon ink
  12. the cream temperature
  13. folding paper
  14. True
  15. we measure it
  16. False
  17. cooking an egg
  18. browning lemon ink
  19. rusting iron
  20. the amount of cream
  21. so cream does not spill
  22. False
  23. cooking an egg
  24. can be undone
  25. a magnet
  26. we change it
  27. it takes much longer
  28. lumps of butter
  29. needed
  30. buttermilk
  31. needed
  32. not needed
  33. a mathani (churner)
  34. False
  35. turmeric powder
  36. cannot be undone
  37. False
  38. we keep it the same
  39. no butter forms
  40. can be undone

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