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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 272 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  3. 3.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  8. 8.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  12. 12.🛟 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
  13. 13.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  26. 26.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  28. 28.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  29. 29.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  34. 34.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  38. 38.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. cooking an egg
  3. False
  4. turmeric powder
  5. we keep it the same
  6. can be undone
  7. a mirror
  8. True
  9. False
  10. True
  11. a balloon
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. False
  14. how hard we shake
  15. False
  16. True
  17. we measure it
  18. needed
  19. turmeric powder
  20. fresh cream
  21. can be undone
  22. can be undone
  23. not needed
  24. we keep it the same
  25. not needed
  26. it will not break
  27. cold water to rinse
  28. the cream temperature
  29. False
  30. True
  31. baking a cake
  32. melting ice
  33. lumps of butter
  34. a mathani (churner)
  35. a magnet
  36. still runny cream
  37. a mirror
  38. False
  39. no butter forms
  40. False

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