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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 245 · 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) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🛟 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
  3. 3.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  14. 14.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
  25. 25.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  32. 32.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. a jar with a tight lid
  2. it will not break
  3. False
  4. can be undone
  5. we keep it the same
  6. a magnet
  7. not needed
  8. True
  9. melting butter
  10. baking a cake
  11. cannot be undone
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. a battery cell
  14. thick whipped cream
  15. can be undone
  16. False
  17. needed
  18. a mathani (churner)
  19. a balloon
  20. False
  21. False
  22. we keep it the same
  23. we keep it the same
  24. the amount of cream
  25. False
  26. the cream temperature
  27. not needed
  28. turmeric powder
  29. True
  30. False
  31. time to make butter
  32. False
  33. True
  34. False
  35. not needed
  36. dissolving salt
  37. a balloon
  38. still runny cream
  39. False
  40. not needed

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