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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 171 · 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.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
  9. 9.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  19. 19.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  26. 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  27. 27.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  30. 30.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  36. 36.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  38. 38.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

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

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