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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 827 · 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.🛟 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
  2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  19. 19.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  24. 24.🧈 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
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  26. 26.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  27. 27.True or false: melting ice 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 cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.⚖️ 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) the same jar
  31. 31.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  36. 36.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream

Answer key

  1. so cream does not spill
  2. thick whipped cream
  3. milk turning to curd
  4. needed
  5. False
  6. cannot be undone
  7. no butter forms
  8. False
  9. milk turning to curd
  10. cannot be undone
  11. turmeric powder
  12. not needed
  13. False
  14. True
  15. True
  16. fresh cream
  17. we keep it the same
  18. browning lemon ink
  19. False
  20. we change it
  21. baking a cake
  22. the cream temperature
  23. a magnet
  24. melting ice
  25. a jar with a tight lid
  26. it will not break
  27. False
  28. False
  29. True
  30. the same jar
  31. a mathani (churner)
  32. can be undone
  33. True
  34. not needed
  35. how hard we shake
  36. still runny cream
  37. melting ice
  38. we measure it
  39. yeast
  40. a balloon

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