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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 587 · 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.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  9. 9.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  23. 23.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) powder (d) ice
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🛟 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
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  30. 30.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  32. 32.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  40. 40.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. the cream temperature
  2. needed
  3. folding paper
  4. browning lemon ink
  5. needed
  6. not needed
  7. so cream does not spill
  8. rusting iron
  9. a mathani (churner)
  10. False
  11. freezing water
  12. freezing water
  13. a balloon
  14. not needed
  15. cooking an egg
  16. can be undone
  17. False
  18. not needed
  19. False
  20. we keep it the same
  21. False
  22. a balloon
  23. True
  24. thick whipped cream
  25. cannot be undone
  26. cooking an egg
  27. it will not break
  28. turmeric powder
  29. fat bits stick together
  30. False
  31. melting butter
  32. lumps of butter
  33. a timer
  34. melting ice
  35. no butter forms
  36. a magnet
  37. a battery cell
  38. can be undone
  39. a bowl
  40. True

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