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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 307 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  5. 5.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  7. 7.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  10. 10.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  12. 12.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  13. 13.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧈 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)
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  26. 26.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  28. 28.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  37. 37.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  38. 38.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  40. 40.🛟 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

Answer key

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

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