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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 975 · 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: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 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 balloon (d) a timer
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  10. 10.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  13. 13.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  16. 16.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  22. 22.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  24. 24.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  29. 29.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  33. 33.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a balloon
  3. time to make butter
  4. it takes much longer
  5. False
  6. True
  7. lumps of butter
  8. we keep it the same
  9. baking a cake
  10. thick whipped cream
  11. still runny cream
  12. melting butter
  13. False
  14. melting butter
  15. we measure it
  16. so cream does not spill
  17. needed
  18. False
  19. needed
  20. False
  21. fat bits stick together
  22. True
  23. melting ice
  24. True
  25. a mathani (churner)
  26. a magnet
  27. False
  28. a mirror
  29. True
  30. can be undone
  31. cooking an egg
  32. dissolving salt
  33. False
  34. cannot be undone
  35. True
  36. a magnet
  37. no butter forms
  38. needed
  39. the same jar
  40. turmeric powder

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