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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 759 · 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 the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  23. 23.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) oil
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a timer
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  32. 32.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  34. 34.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. not needed
  3. needed
  4. cannot be undone
  5. the same jar
  6. folding paper
  7. it will not break
  8. so cream does not spill
  9. cannot be undone
  10. a magnet
  11. folding paper
  12. rusting iron
  13. a balloon
  14. a mirror
  15. a magnet
  16. can be undone
  17. can be undone
  18. not needed
  19. a balloon
  20. True
  21. True
  22. time to make butter
  23. buttermilk
  24. milk turning to curd
  25. a battery cell
  26. freezing water
  27. not needed
  28. can be undone
  29. a mathani (churner)
  30. yeast
  31. no butter forms
  32. lumps of butter
  33. cooking an egg
  34. False
  35. the amount of cream
  36. dissolving salt
  37. we keep it the same
  38. False
  39. we measure it
  40. we keep it the same

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