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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 135 · 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 needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  13. 13.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  14. 14.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  16. 16.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  17. 17.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  27. 27.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  38. 38.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  39. 39.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

  1. a timer
  2. False
  3. True
  4. True
  5. turmeric powder
  6. cannot be undone
  7. a mirror
  8. can be undone
  9. needed
  10. turmeric powder
  11. True
  12. dissolving salt
  13. lumps of butter
  14. False
  15. folding paper
  16. a mathani (churner)
  17. False
  18. no butter forms
  19. melting ice
  20. melting ice
  21. fresh cream
  22. a mirror
  23. cannot be undone
  24. False
  25. a balloon
  26. it takes much longer
  27. False
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. False
  31. not needed
  32. buttermilk
  33. a battery cell
  34. it will not break
  35. False
  36. False
  37. dissolving salt
  38. the cream temperature
  39. fat bits stick together
  40. a jar with a tight lid

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