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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 114 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  2. 2.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  4. 4.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  18. 18.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  31. 31.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. baking a cake
  2. lumps of butter
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. False
  5. how hard we shake
  6. it takes much longer
  7. True
  8. fresh cream
  9. rusting iron
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. we keep it the same
  14. True
  15. buttermilk
  16. False
  17. the cream temperature
  18. a mathani (churner)
  19. browning lemon ink
  20. not needed
  21. needed
  22. False
  23. not needed
  24. folding paper
  25. yeast
  26. not needed
  27. a mirror
  28. turmeric powder
  29. we change it
  30. turmeric powder
  31. True
  32. thick whipped cream
  33. needed
  34. False
  35. True
  36. cannot be undone
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. True

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