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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 661 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  4. 4.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  7. 7.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a rolling pin
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  17. 17.🔮 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
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  21. 21.🔍 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
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  31. 31.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  34. 34.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. we measure it
  3. cooking an egg
  4. True
  5. True
  6. melting ice
  7. True
  8. thick whipped cream
  9. it will not break
  10. True
  11. True
  12. False
  13. a mathani (churner)
  14. can be undone
  15. turmeric powder
  16. we keep it the same
  17. it takes much longer
  18. the cream temperature
  19. not needed
  20. can be undone
  21. lumps of butter
  22. dissolving salt
  23. we keep it the same
  24. we change it
  25. melting butter
  26. yeast
  27. cannot be undone
  28. True
  29. False
  30. so cream does not spill
  31. False
  32. True
  33. still runny cream
  34. False
  35. milk turning to curd
  36. cooking an egg
  37. turmeric powder
  38. fat bits stick together
  39. melting butter
  40. needed

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