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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 732 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
  6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  8. 8.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a balloon
  17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  19. 19.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

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

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