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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 614 · 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.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  9. 9.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧈 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
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  24. 24.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. the same jar
  3. a magnet
  4. the cream temperature
  5. needed
  6. melting ice
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. still runny cream
  9. fat bits stick together
  10. melting ice
  11. can be undone
  12. how hard we shake
  13. dissolving salt
  14. milk turning to curd
  15. can be undone
  16. False
  17. True
  18. we keep it the same
  19. needed
  20. turmeric powder
  21. needed
  22. a mathani (churner)
  23. can be undone
  24. False
  25. False
  26. True
  27. lumps of butter
  28. cannot be undone
  29. it will not break
  30. folding paper
  31. cold water to rinse
  32. it takes much longer
  33. a mirror
  34. milk turning to curd
  35. cooking an egg
  36. a balloon
  37. fresh cream
  38. True
  39. time to make butter
  40. False

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