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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 640 · 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 bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  7. 7.🛟 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
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  27. 27.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  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. False
  2. so cream does not spill
  3. the same jar
  4. False
  5. we change it
  6. turmeric powder
  7. it will not break
  8. can be undone
  9. can be undone
  10. still runny cream
  11. cannot be undone
  12. a mathani (churner)
  13. not needed
  14. freezing water
  15. a mirror
  16. baking a cake
  17. the cream temperature
  18. False
  19. browning lemon ink
  20. not needed
  21. rusting iron
  22. we keep it the same
  23. False
  24. True
  25. rusting iron
  26. fresh cream
  27. fat bits stick together
  28. False
  29. False
  30. False
  31. True
  32. True
  33. how hard we shake
  34. True
  35. a battery cell
  36. melting ice
  37. True
  38. a balloon
  39. cooking an egg
  40. we measure it

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