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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 62 · 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) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  3. 3.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
  10. 10.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  12. 12.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  15. 15.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  22. 22.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  28. 28.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream

Answer key

  1. a magnet
  2. a balloon
  3. fat bits stick together
  4. the same jar
  5. the cream temperature
  6. not needed
  7. not needed
  8. can be undone
  9. buttermilk
  10. False
  11. a mirror
  12. False
  13. False
  14. lumps of butter
  15. True
  16. turmeric powder
  17. a mirror
  18. we keep it the same
  19. melting butter
  20. melting ice
  21. baking a cake
  22. False
  23. thick whipped cream
  24. browning lemon ink
  25. freezing water
  26. not needed
  27. a mathani (churner)
  28. True
  29. True
  30. True
  31. so cream does not spill
  32. can be undone
  33. not needed
  34. needed
  35. cannot be undone
  36. rusting iron
  37. a jar with a tight lid
  38. a battery cell
  39. browning lemon ink
  40. still runny cream

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