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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 742 · 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: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.⚖️ 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
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
  10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  14. 14.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  15. 15.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🛟 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
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  25. 25.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  27. 27.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 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) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  39. 39.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  40. 40.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. True
  3. baking a cake
  4. not needed
  5. True
  6. needed
  7. True
  8. True
  9. it takes much longer
  10. True
  11. a mathani (churner)
  12. can be undone
  13. folding paper
  14. the same jar
  15. False
  16. we keep it the same
  17. a battery cell
  18. we keep it the same
  19. needed
  20. False
  21. it will not break
  22. not needed
  23. fresh cream
  24. a balloon
  25. so cream does not spill
  26. no butter forms
  27. False
  28. fat bits stick together
  29. time to make butter
  30. baking a cake
  31. can be undone
  32. False
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. True
  36. can be undone
  37. True
  38. turmeric powder
  39. how hard we shake
  40. False

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