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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 819 · 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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  2. 2.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  8. 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  10. 10.🧺 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) fresh cream
  11. 11.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  17. 17.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  19. 19.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  28. 28.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.🛟 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
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. the amount of cream
  2. False
  3. yeast
  4. not needed
  5. can be undone
  6. time to make butter
  7. a balloon
  8. fat bits stick together
  9. baking a cake
  10. turmeric powder
  11. the cream temperature
  12. False
  13. False
  14. we measure it
  15. cold water to rinse
  16. a mathani (churner)
  17. thick whipped cream
  18. milk turning to curd
  19. False
  20. True
  21. needed
  22. a magnet
  23. can be undone
  24. buttermilk
  25. dissolving salt
  26. a jar with a tight lid
  27. a mirror
  28. True
  29. turmeric powder
  30. it will not break
  31. not needed
  32. a bowl
  33. we change it
  34. melting butter
  35. freezing water
  36. True
  37. we keep it the same
  38. True
  39. no butter forms
  40. we keep it the same

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