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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 296 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  3. 3.🔮 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
  4. 4.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  10. 10.🧈 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
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  15. 15.🔮 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
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  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 change it (c) we measure it
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  25. 25.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  34. 34.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛟 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  38. 38.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd

Answer key

  1. melting ice
  2. can be undone
  3. it takes much longer
  4. True
  5. True
  6. thick whipped cream
  7. turmeric powder
  8. cannot be undone
  9. the cream temperature
  10. fat bits stick together
  11. a balloon
  12. needed
  13. yeast
  14. we keep it the same
  15. no butter forms
  16. cannot be undone
  17. still runny cream
  18. it will not break
  19. not needed
  20. cannot be undone
  21. a timer
  22. we keep it the same
  23. fresh cream
  24. a bowl
  25. a mathani (churner)
  26. baking a cake
  27. the same jar
  28. a mirror
  29. can be undone
  30. False
  31. needed
  32. False
  33. browning lemon ink
  34. True
  35. so cream does not spill
  36. True
  37. we measure it
  38. False
  39. melting butter
  40. milk turning to curd

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