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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 793 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  5. 5.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  6. 6.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  8. 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  11. 11.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🧈 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
  14. 14.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  18. 18.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) honey (d) vinegar
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  25. 25.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  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 change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  30. 30.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror

Answer key

  1. cooking an egg
  2. False
  3. True
  4. a battery cell
  5. a mathani (churner)
  6. True
  7. freezing water
  8. False
  9. a timer
  10. no butter forms
  11. False
  12. can be undone
  13. fat bits stick together
  14. True
  15. lumps of butter
  16. turmeric powder
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. buttermilk
  19. freezing water
  20. needed
  21. False
  22. True
  23. still runny cream
  24. folding paper
  25. False
  26. melting ice
  27. we keep it the same
  28. needed
  29. a mirror
  30. thick whipped cream
  31. a mirror
  32. True
  33. needed
  34. a magnet
  35. melting butter
  36. can be undone
  37. False
  38. True
  39. not needed
  40. fresh cream

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