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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 738 · 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? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  4. 4.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  12. 12.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  20. 20.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  22. 22.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  34. 34.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  40. 40.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. melting ice
  4. False
  5. no butter forms
  6. True
  7. we keep it the same
  8. False
  9. True
  10. a balloon
  11. we keep it the same
  12. False
  13. False
  14. turmeric powder
  15. not needed
  16. cooking an egg
  17. melting ice
  18. melting butter
  19. yeast
  20. False
  21. fat bits stick together
  22. True
  23. thick whipped cream
  24. we keep it the same
  25. a battery cell
  26. it takes much longer
  27. a magnet
  28. browning lemon ink
  29. a mirror
  30. folding paper
  31. turmeric powder
  32. a timer
  33. fresh cream
  34. True
  35. melting butter
  36. freezing water
  37. cold water to rinse
  38. the cream temperature
  39. time to make butter
  40. a mathani (churner)

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