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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 49 · 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: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  4. 4.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  7. 7.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  16. 16.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  19. 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  21. 21.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  24. 24.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) 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) freezing water
  32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a rolling pin
  37. 37.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a timer
  3. we keep it the same
  4. False
  5. folding paper
  6. yeast
  7. True
  8. not needed
  9. it takes much longer
  10. not needed
  11. needed
  12. can be undone
  13. False
  14. False
  15. lumps of butter
  16. False
  17. the cream temperature
  18. a magnet
  19. True
  20. still runny cream
  21. False
  22. False
  23. baking a cake
  24. False
  25. rusting iron
  26. we keep it the same
  27. False
  28. needed
  29. thick whipped cream
  30. needed
  31. freezing water
  32. True
  33. fat bits stick together
  34. a battery cell
  35. True
  36. a mathani (churner)
  37. True
  38. cannot be undone
  39. cannot be undone
  40. no butter forms

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