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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 435 · 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: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a mirror
  10. 10.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a timer
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a bowl
  3. can be undone
  4. True
  5. we measure it
  6. can be undone
  7. turmeric powder
  8. folding paper
  9. a timer
  10. False
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. not needed
  13. we change it
  14. it takes much longer
  15. milk turning to curd
  16. False
  17. no butter forms
  18. still runny cream
  19. True
  20. False
  21. lumps of butter
  22. yeast
  23. we keep it the same
  24. True
  25. a balloon
  26. melting ice
  27. True
  28. a mathani (churner)
  29. fresh cream
  30. fat bits stick together
  31. needed
  32. cannot be undone
  33. baking a cake
  34. we keep it the same
  35. cooking an egg
  36. True
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. not needed

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