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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 826 · 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 of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🛟 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
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  29. 29.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  34. 34.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same

Answer key

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

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