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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 785 · 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.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  9. 9.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  10. 10.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  15. 15.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  29. 29.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  33. 33.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  38. 38.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

Answer key

  1. True
  2. lumps of butter
  3. how hard we shake
  4. baking a cake
  5. melting ice
  6. rusting iron
  7. False
  8. browning lemon ink
  9. buttermilk
  10. a mathani (churner)
  11. a magnet
  12. needed
  13. milk turning to curd
  14. time to make butter
  15. True
  16. a magnet
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. True
  19. still runny cream
  20. cannot be undone
  21. melting butter
  22. the cream temperature
  23. False
  24. True
  25. browning lemon ink
  26. we keep it the same
  27. we keep it the same
  28. cold water to rinse
  29. fat bits stick together
  30. can be undone
  31. turmeric powder
  32. folding paper
  33. False
  34. True
  35. False
  36. no butter forms
  37. rusting iron
  38. True
  39. it will not break
  40. not needed

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