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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 363 · 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.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  6. 6.🔮 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
  7. 7.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  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) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  10. 10.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  12. 12.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  23. 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.⚖️ 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
  31. 31.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  32. 32.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
  33. 33.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. False
  3. it takes much longer
  4. yeast
  5. melting ice
  6. no butter forms
  7. True
  8. False
  9. a magnet
  10. a mathani (churner)
  11. baking a cake
  12. False
  13. False
  14. melting butter
  15. freezing water
  16. turmeric powder
  17. needed
  18. False
  19. baking a cake
  20. needed
  21. can be undone
  22. a battery cell
  23. False
  24. a balloon
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. still runny cream
  28. cannot be undone
  29. a balloon
  30. we measure it
  31. fat bits stick together
  32. buttermilk
  33. False
  34. can be undone
  35. we change it
  36. not needed
  37. True
  38. turmeric powder
  39. cold water to rinse
  40. dissolving salt

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