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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 808 · 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.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  2. 2.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  11. 11.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  12. 12.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  18. 18.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  25. 25.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
  31. 31.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream

Answer key

  1. no butter forms
  2. False
  3. True
  4. needed
  5. False
  6. it takes much longer
  7. the cream temperature
  8. it will not break
  9. time to make butter
  10. rusting iron
  11. a mathani (churner)
  12. True
  13. a timer
  14. dissolving salt
  15. cannot be undone
  16. folding paper
  17. a balloon
  18. True
  19. so cream does not spill
  20. False
  21. needed
  22. lumps of butter
  23. needed
  24. a magnet
  25. we keep it the same
  26. needed
  27. True
  28. False
  29. not needed
  30. buttermilk
  31. True
  32. True
  33. yeast
  34. a bowl
  35. we measure it
  36. melting ice
  37. True
  38. cold water to rinse
  39. browning lemon ink
  40. a magnet

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