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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 604 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  3. 3.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  7. 7.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  9. 9.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
  10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  12. 12.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  14. 14.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  18. 18.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (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 kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  29. 29.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  32. 32.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  34. 34.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  38. 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

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

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