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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 653 · 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 tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  16. 16.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
  31. 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  32. 32.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  34. 34.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl

Answer key

  1. a mathani (churner)
  2. rusting iron
  3. True
  4. a magnet
  5. the cream temperature
  6. needed
  7. baking a cake
  8. not needed
  9. melting butter
  10. no butter forms
  11. needed
  12. we keep it the same
  13. not needed
  14. cannot be undone
  15. dissolving salt
  16. True
  17. folding paper
  18. a mirror
  19. True
  20. a battery cell
  21. False
  22. it takes much longer
  23. still runny cream
  24. not needed
  25. a magnet
  26. False
  27. False
  28. True
  29. True
  30. fat bits stick together
  31. so cream does not spill
  32. True
  33. the amount of cream
  34. False
  35. True
  36. lumps of butter
  37. cannot be undone
  38. True
  39. True
  40. turmeric powder

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