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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 627 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  7. 7.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  11. 11.🛟 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
  12. 12.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  15. 15.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔮 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
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
  20. 20.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  35. 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 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
  37. 37.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron

Answer key

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

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