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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 773 · 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 bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  5. 5.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  10. 10.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  12. 12.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  32. 32.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) ice (d) powder
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  40. 40.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. needed
  2. it takes much longer
  3. False
  4. a jar with a tight lid
  5. True
  6. False
  7. no butter forms
  8. True
  9. melting butter
  10. True
  11. melting butter
  12. False
  13. can be undone
  14. folding paper
  15. we keep it the same
  16. turmeric powder
  17. melting ice
  18. not needed
  19. fat bits stick together
  20. False
  21. True
  22. False
  23. cannot be undone
  24. a balloon
  25. cannot be undone
  26. needed
  27. melting ice
  28. False
  29. cooking an egg
  30. not needed
  31. a battery cell
  32. so cream does not spill
  33. thick whipped cream
  34. needed
  35. a mathani (churner)
  36. we change it
  37. cold water to rinse
  38. cannot be undone
  39. we keep it the same
  40. False

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