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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 529 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  10. 10.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  21. 21.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔮 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
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  31. 31.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  36. 36.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a battery cell
  2. False
  3. we measure it
  4. still runny cream
  5. False
  6. cannot be undone
  7. lumps of butter
  8. can be undone
  9. cold water to rinse
  10. so cream does not spill
  11. melting ice
  12. the cream temperature
  13. not needed
  14. freezing water
  15. a balloon
  16. we keep it the same
  17. False
  18. can be undone
  19. turmeric powder
  20. folding paper
  21. False
  22. we change it
  23. False
  24. it takes much longer
  25. needed
  26. dissolving salt
  27. no butter forms
  28. cannot be undone
  29. True
  30. baking a cake
  31. a mathani (churner)
  32. folding paper
  33. how hard we shake
  34. a magnet
  35. browning lemon ink
  36. True
  37. it will not break
  38. can be undone
  39. turmeric powder
  40. True

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