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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 80 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  21. 21.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  22. 22.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  36. 36.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt

Answer key

  1. a battery cell
  2. False
  3. a mirror
  4. can be undone
  5. False
  6. a balloon
  7. cannot be undone
  8. a timer
  9. can be undone
  10. True
  11. milk turning to curd
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. no butter forms
  15. a bowl
  16. False
  17. a mirror
  18. the cream temperature
  19. a jar with a tight lid
  20. still runny cream
  21. it will not break
  22. True
  23. not needed
  24. not needed
  25. a magnet
  26. cooking an egg
  27. melting butter
  28. False
  29. True
  30. a battery cell
  31. we keep it the same
  32. time to make butter
  33. can be undone
  34. True
  35. so cream does not spill
  36. a mathani (churner)
  37. melting butter
  38. cannot be undone
  39. baking a cake
  40. it takes much longer

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