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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 722 · 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 of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  4. 4.🔮 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
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  6. 6.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  9. 9.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) yeast
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  16. 16.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. baking a cake
  2. the cream temperature
  3. we keep it the same
  4. no butter forms
  5. it takes much longer
  6. lumps of butter
  7. True
  8. yeast
  9. True
  10. False
  11. cold water to rinse
  12. fresh cream
  13. milk turning to curd
  14. turmeric powder
  15. baking a cake
  16. True
  17. True
  18. milk turning to curd
  19. time to make butter
  20. False
  21. melting butter
  22. cannot be undone
  23. the same jar
  24. can be undone
  25. False
  26. fat bits stick together
  27. can be undone
  28. True
  29. we measure it
  30. a mathani (churner)
  31. still runny cream
  32. not needed
  33. a jar with a tight lid
  34. turmeric powder
  35. a battery cell
  36. can be undone
  37. rusting iron
  38. True
  39. False
  40. False

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