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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 969 · 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) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  7. 7.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  9. 9.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) oil
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  11. 11.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  23. 23.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  29. 29.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet

Answer key

  1. a battery cell
  2. we keep it the same
  3. the cream temperature
  4. True
  5. cannot be undone
  6. a timer
  7. lumps of butter
  8. it takes much longer
  9. buttermilk
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. True
  12. time to make butter
  13. turmeric powder
  14. milk turning to curd
  15. a magnet
  16. baking a cake
  17. False
  18. needed
  19. False
  20. False
  21. a mathani (churner)
  22. folding paper
  23. True
  24. fresh cream
  25. not needed
  26. True
  27. False
  28. no butter forms
  29. True
  30. browning lemon ink
  31. a bowl
  32. the amount of cream
  33. needed
  34. melting butter
  35. can be undone
  36. cannot be undone
  37. we keep it the same
  38. cannot be undone
  39. we keep it the same
  40. a magnet

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