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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 8 · 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: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  7. 7.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
  8. 8.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a rolling pin
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a timer
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  16. 16.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🛟 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
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  19. 19.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  29. 29.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🛟 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
  31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  38. 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell

Answer key

  1. True
  2. not needed
  3. milk turning to curd
  4. freezing water
  5. the cream temperature
  6. a battery cell
  7. thick whipped cream
  8. False
  9. we keep it the same
  10. a mathani (churner)
  11. yeast
  12. we change it
  13. True
  14. buttermilk
  15. dissolving salt
  16. False
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. a balloon
  19. how hard we shake
  20. can be undone
  21. needed
  22. dissolving salt
  23. we measure it
  24. yeast
  25. False
  26. not needed
  27. True
  28. time to make butter
  29. False
  30. it will not break
  31. still runny cream
  32. a timer
  33. False
  34. a magnet
  35. a mirror
  36. needed
  37. melting butter
  38. True
  39. melting butter
  40. cold water to rinse

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