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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 806 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  2. 2.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  8. 8.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🔮 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
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  27. 27.🧈 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
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  35. 35.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. False
  3. we keep it the same
  4. a bowl
  5. turmeric powder
  6. it will not break
  7. a magnet
  8. buttermilk
  9. not needed
  10. cannot be undone
  11. milk turning to curd
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. False
  15. melting ice
  16. fresh cream
  17. needed
  18. thick whipped cream
  19. baking a cake
  20. True
  21. it takes much longer
  22. time to make butter
  23. we measure it
  24. True
  25. melting butter
  26. yeast
  27. a mathani (churner)
  28. needed
  29. needed
  30. the cream temperature
  31. a battery cell
  32. True
  33. cannot be undone
  34. a balloon
  35. so cream does not spill
  36. cannot be undone
  37. needed
  38. yeast
  39. needed
  40. a magnet

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