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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 739 · 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: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  8. 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  30. 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  34. 34.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
  38. 38.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk

Answer key

  1. True
  2. we keep it the same
  3. False
  4. True
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. cannot be undone
  7. a mathani (churner)
  8. fat bits stick together
  9. melting ice
  10. not needed
  11. a balloon
  12. not needed
  13. it will not break
  14. needed
  15. it takes much longer
  16. the cream temperature
  17. False
  18. needed
  19. cannot be undone
  20. melting butter
  21. False
  22. True
  23. False
  24. True
  25. cold water to rinse
  26. a battery cell
  27. a mirror
  28. a magnet
  29. yeast
  30. False
  31. can be undone
  32. melting butter
  33. turmeric powder
  34. False
  35. a magnet
  36. no butter forms
  37. the same jar
  38. False
  39. True
  40. buttermilk

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