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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 501 · 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: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  19. 19.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  25. 25.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  30. 30.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  32. 32.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  34. 34.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  36. 36.🔮 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
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a battery cell
  3. baking a cake
  4. can be undone
  5. True
  6. True
  7. melting butter
  8. yeast
  9. a mathani (churner)
  10. we change it
  11. a mirror
  12. fresh cream
  13. so cream does not spill
  14. needed
  15. False
  16. can be undone
  17. not needed
  18. it will not break
  19. fat bits stick together
  20. needed
  21. cannot be undone
  22. cold water to rinse
  23. folding paper
  24. cannot be undone
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. how hard we shake
  29. a balloon
  30. False
  31. a jar with a tight lid
  32. True
  33. the cream temperature
  34. False
  35. a magnet
  36. it takes much longer
  37. no butter forms
  38. not needed
  39. a mirror
  40. turmeric powder

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