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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 229 · 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 balloon (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  3. 3.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  4. 4.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  6. 6.🔮 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
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  8. 8.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  16. 16.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  17. 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  32. 32.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  38. 38.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg

Answer key

  1. a bowl
  2. melting butter
  3. fat bits stick together
  4. True
  5. still runny cream
  6. no butter forms
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. a mathani (churner)
  9. can be undone
  10. it will not break
  11. can be undone
  12. not needed
  13. True
  14. a magnet
  15. a mirror
  16. we change it
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. True
  20. it takes much longer
  21. cold water to rinse
  22. time to make butter
  23. not needed
  24. False
  25. cannot be undone
  26. not needed
  27. not needed
  28. needed
  29. turmeric powder
  30. cooking an egg
  31. a battery cell
  32. False
  33. False
  34. True
  35. cannot be undone
  36. False
  37. a battery cell
  38. False
  39. needed
  40. melting butter

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