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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 150 · 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.⚖️ 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
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  7. 7.🧺 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 battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  24. 24.🧈 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)
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  27. 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  34. 34.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
  35. 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell

Answer key

  1. True
  2. cannot be undone
  3. False
  4. the same jar
  5. can be undone
  6. a balloon
  7. a battery cell
  8. dissolving salt
  9. it will not break
  10. lumps of butter
  11. the cream temperature
  12. turmeric powder
  13. True
  14. we keep it the same
  15. no butter forms
  16. needed
  17. not needed
  18. False
  19. a mirror
  20. True
  21. so cream does not spill
  22. True
  23. cooking an egg
  24. a mathani (churner)
  25. folding paper
  26. a jar with a tight lid
  27. True
  28. we change it
  29. dissolving salt
  30. False
  31. can be undone
  32. still runny cream
  33. cold water to rinse
  34. buttermilk
  35. True
  36. freezing water
  37. cooking an egg
  38. we keep it the same
  39. False
  40. a bowl

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