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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 382 · 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.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  5. 5.🛟 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
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  12. 12.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  15. 15.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🛟 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
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 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 mirror (d) fresh cream
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  38. 38.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. True
  2. not needed
  3. False
  4. lumps of butter
  5. so cream does not spill
  6. can be undone
  7. cooking an egg
  8. a battery cell
  9. how hard we shake
  10. True
  11. a mathani (churner)
  12. False
  13. False
  14. can be undone
  15. True
  16. milk turning to curd
  17. not needed
  18. freezing water
  19. time to make butter
  20. freezing water
  21. True
  22. buttermilk
  23. the same jar
  24. it will not break
  25. a jar with a tight lid
  26. a balloon
  27. baking a cake
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. a mirror
  31. dissolving salt
  32. yeast
  33. we keep it the same
  34. no butter forms
  35. needed
  36. False
  37. we keep it the same
  38. thick whipped cream
  39. baking a cake
  40. needed

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