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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 694 · 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) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  3. 3.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  9. 9.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  13. 13.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) oil
  14. 14.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧈 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)
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. no butter forms
  3. False
  4. we change it
  5. still runny cream
  6. cold water to rinse
  7. melting ice
  8. milk turning to curd
  9. True
  10. the cream temperature
  11. needed
  12. a magnet
  13. buttermilk
  14. False
  15. False
  16. a mathani (churner)
  17. False
  18. thick whipped cream
  19. False
  20. False
  21. fresh cream
  22. it will not break
  23. we keep it the same
  24. a magnet
  25. cannot be undone
  26. baking a cake
  27. True
  28. False
  29. melting ice
  30. cannot be undone
  31. we keep it the same
  32. dissolving salt
  33. needed
  34. yeast
  35. the amount of cream
  36. False
  37. can be undone
  38. a battery cell
  39. False
  40. lumps of butter

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