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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 600 · 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? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  5. 5.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  7. 7.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  28. 28.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  37. 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. turmeric powder
  3. the cream temperature
  4. buttermilk
  5. thick whipped cream
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. False
  8. False
  9. True
  10. False
  11. cannot be undone
  12. time to make butter
  13. needed
  14. freezing water
  15. a mathani (churner)
  16. browning lemon ink
  17. melting butter
  18. False
  19. it will not break
  20. melting butter
  21. False
  22. needed
  23. False
  24. True
  25. yeast
  26. a battery cell
  27. a magnet
  28. True
  29. False
  30. cooking an egg
  31. a timer
  32. True
  33. we keep it the same
  34. a mirror
  35. a magnet
  36. baking a cake
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. we measure it

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