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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 607 · 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? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  3. 3.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  5. 5.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  23. 23.🛟 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
  24. 24.🧈 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)
  25. 25.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  27. 27.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  29. 29.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🔮 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
  40. 40.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. it takes much longer
  3. True
  4. melting butter
  5. lumps of butter
  6. we change it
  7. can be undone
  8. a bowl
  9. needed
  10. the cream temperature
  11. a balloon
  12. not needed
  13. we keep it the same
  14. milk turning to curd
  15. a jar with a tight lid
  16. True
  17. True
  18. milk turning to curd
  19. False
  20. time to make butter
  21. a balloon
  22. cannot be undone
  23. so cream does not spill
  24. a mathani (churner)
  25. fat bits stick together
  26. still runny cream
  27. False
  28. baking a cake
  29. False
  30. melting ice
  31. cannot be undone
  32. True
  33. False
  34. a battery cell
  35. we measure it
  36. can be undone
  37. dissolving salt
  38. needed
  39. no butter forms
  40. True

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