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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 311 · 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.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  3. 3.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  5. 5.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  16. 16.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  18. 18.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧈 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)
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  26. 26.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  32. 32.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  38. 38.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) oil

Answer key

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

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