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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 377 · 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 fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  4. 4.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
  14. 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  18. 18.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) ice (d) clear water
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  38. 38.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. can be undone
  3. time to make butter
  4. True
  5. False
  6. a jar with a tight lid
  7. can be undone
  8. we keep it the same
  9. cannot be undone
  10. we keep it the same
  11. cold water to rinse
  12. milk turning to curd
  13. the amount of cream
  14. False
  15. baking a cake
  16. can be undone
  17. lumps of butter
  18. how hard we shake
  19. not needed
  20. a mathani (churner)
  21. cannot be undone
  22. True
  23. True
  24. so cream does not spill
  25. freezing water
  26. it takes much longer
  27. False
  28. True
  29. thick whipped cream
  30. True
  31. True
  32. False
  33. the same jar
  34. True
  35. still runny cream
  36. we change it
  37. it will not break
  38. False
  39. True
  40. milk turning to curd

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