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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 652 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  9. 9.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  13. 13.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  17. 17.🧈 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
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  27. 27.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  31. 31.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  32. 32.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  38. 38.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) clear water
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet

Answer key

  1. a timer
  2. we keep it the same
  3. True
  4. yeast
  5. False
  6. browning lemon ink
  7. False
  8. a balloon
  9. lumps of butter
  10. False
  11. a balloon
  12. yeast
  13. False
  14. not needed
  15. how hard we shake
  16. the amount of cream
  17. fat bits stick together
  18. True
  19. we change it
  20. not needed
  21. so cream does not spill
  22. can be undone
  23. False
  24. time to make butter
  25. still runny cream
  26. a bowl
  27. True
  28. we measure it
  29. not needed
  30. it takes much longer
  31. a mathani (churner)
  32. it will not break
  33. the cream temperature
  34. a magnet
  35. False
  36. needed
  37. no butter forms
  38. thick whipped cream
  39. rusting iron
  40. a jar with a tight lid

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