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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 993 · 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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  2. 2.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  14. 14.🧺 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 timer (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  16. 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  30. 30.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  34. 34.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a rolling pin
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. it takes much longer
  2. True
  3. False
  4. fat bits stick together
  5. we measure it
  6. a jar with a tight lid
  7. not needed
  8. we change it
  9. cannot be undone
  10. a timer
  11. needed
  12. the cream temperature
  13. still runny cream
  14. a battery cell
  15. cooking an egg
  16. lumps of butter
  17. dissolving salt
  18. melting ice
  19. False
  20. we keep it the same
  21. True
  22. browning lemon ink
  23. needed
  24. needed
  25. we keep it the same
  26. so cream does not spill
  27. cannot be undone
  28. needed
  29. a magnet
  30. True
  31. cold water to rinse
  32. a balloon
  33. a battery cell
  34. a mathani (churner)
  35. not needed
  36. fresh cream
  37. True
  38. yeast
  39. True
  40. False

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