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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 685 · 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 “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  3. 3.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  19. 19.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  32. 32.🧈 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)
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  35. 35.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. we change it
  3. True
  4. thick whipped cream
  5. a battery cell
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. can be undone
  8. browning lemon ink
  9. False
  10. cooking an egg
  11. True
  12. no butter forms
  13. rusting iron
  14. still runny cream
  15. False
  16. the amount of cream
  17. time to make butter
  18. it takes much longer
  19. buttermilk
  20. we keep it the same
  21. False
  22. False
  23. False
  24. False
  25. melting butter
  26. cooking an egg
  27. folding paper
  28. a balloon
  29. turmeric powder
  30. True
  31. a battery cell
  32. a mathani (churner)
  33. not needed
  34. melting ice
  35. True
  36. not needed
  37. we measure it
  38. browning lemon ink
  39. a timer
  40. needed

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