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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 275 · 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 a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  6. 6.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  7. 7.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a timer
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 same jar
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  16. 16.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  18. 18.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror 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 cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  26. 26.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) clear water
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  40. 40.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. folding paper
  2. needed
  3. a balloon
  4. False
  5. baking a cake
  6. buttermilk
  7. True
  8. a timer
  9. a bowl
  10. False
  11. not needed
  12. melting ice
  13. the same jar
  14. can be undone
  15. fat bits stick together
  16. a mathani (churner)
  17. it takes much longer
  18. lumps of butter
  19. cannot be undone
  20. baking a cake
  21. needed
  22. so cream does not spill
  23. not needed
  24. we change it
  25. a jar with a tight lid
  26. it will not break
  27. we keep it the same
  28. True
  29. a magnet
  30. thick whipped cream
  31. needed
  32. False
  33. cannot be undone
  34. cannot be undone
  35. no butter forms
  36. turmeric powder
  37. turmeric powder
  38. False
  39. fresh cream
  40. False

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