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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 603 · 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) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  11. 11.🔮 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
  12. 12.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a rolling pin
  33. 33.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  40. 40.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm

Answer key

  1. thick whipped cream
  2. False
  3. can be undone
  4. False
  5. a battery cell
  6. the cream temperature
  7. True
  8. we measure it
  9. cannot be undone
  10. yeast
  11. it takes much longer
  12. True
  13. True
  14. so cream does not spill
  15. melting ice
  16. a battery cell
  17. a mirror
  18. can be undone
  19. a balloon
  20. True
  21. melting butter
  22. time to make butter
  23. False
  24. True
  25. yeast
  26. we keep it the same
  27. True
  28. a jar with a tight lid
  29. freezing water
  30. not needed
  31. cannot be undone
  32. a mathani (churner)
  33. False
  34. fresh cream
  35. True
  36. it will not break
  37. not needed
  38. we keep it the same
  39. browning lemon ink
  40. fat bits stick together

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