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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 945 · 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.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  7. 7.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  12. 12.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  26. 26.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  31. 31.🛟 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
  32. 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  34. 34.🔮 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
  35. 35.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  37. 37.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

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

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