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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 125 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  32. 32.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  33. 33.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse

Answer key

  1. can be undone
  2. it takes much longer
  3. we measure it
  4. melting ice
  5. cannot be undone
  6. a mirror
  7. can be undone
  8. can be undone
  9. baking a cake
  10. True
  11. the same jar
  12. False
  13. False
  14. False
  15. no butter forms
  16. not needed
  17. False
  18. not needed
  19. we change it
  20. it will not break
  21. can be undone
  22. True
  23. False
  24. False
  25. True
  26. True
  27. can be undone
  28. so cream does not spill
  29. False
  30. baking a cake
  31. time to make butter
  32. a mathani (churner)
  33. False
  34. False
  35. the amount of cream
  36. a timer
  37. yeast
  38. True
  39. needed
  40. a battery cell

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