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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 256 · 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a timer
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  17. 17.🧈 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)
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  31. 31.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a mirror

Answer key

  1. time to make butter
  2. a magnet
  3. a battery cell
  4. so cream does not spill
  5. not needed
  6. False
  7. a timer
  8. a mirror
  9. can be undone
  10. folding paper
  11. no butter forms
  12. it will not break
  13. we keep it the same
  14. still runny cream
  15. a magnet
  16. a jar with a tight lid
  17. a mathani (churner)
  18. a battery cell
  19. the same jar
  20. cannot be undone
  21. False
  22. fat bits stick together
  23. melting butter
  24. we keep it the same
  25. the cream temperature
  26. browning lemon ink
  27. False
  28. cooking an egg
  29. a balloon
  30. melting ice
  31. thick whipped cream
  32. needed
  33. can be undone
  34. baking a cake
  35. not needed
  36. lumps of butter
  37. cannot be undone
  38. False
  39. cooking an egg
  40. fresh cream

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