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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 817 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  2. 2.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  3. 3.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  5. 5.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  11. 11.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  13. 13.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  25. 25.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  27. 27.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a timer
  34. 34.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice

Answer key

  1. a magnet
  2. it will not break
  3. True
  4. milk turning to curd
  5. buttermilk
  6. milk turning to curd
  7. True
  8. the cream temperature
  9. False
  10. melting ice
  11. False
  12. a magnet
  13. thick whipped cream
  14. needed
  15. True
  16. how hard we shake
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. melting butter
  19. needed
  20. True
  21. dissolving salt
  22. we change it
  23. melting ice
  24. a balloon
  25. False
  26. still runny cream
  27. a mathani (churner)
  28. no butter forms
  29. needed
  30. yeast
  31. True
  32. False
  33. a timer
  34. True
  35. not needed
  36. needed
  37. cannot be undone
  38. False
  39. rusting iron
  40. baking a cake

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