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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 843 · 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 magnet (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  3. 3.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  5. 5.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  19. 19.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  28. 28.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
  38. 38.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🛟 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
  40. 40.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a magnet
  2. freezing water
  3. False
  4. thick whipped cream
  5. False
  6. can be undone
  7. True
  8. the cream temperature
  9. not needed
  10. the amount of cream
  11. we keep it the same
  12. not needed
  13. False
  14. needed
  15. turmeric powder
  16. we change it
  17. no butter forms
  18. time to make butter
  19. True
  20. milk turning to curd
  21. needed
  22. not needed
  23. True
  24. True
  25. how hard we shake
  26. dissolving salt
  27. it will not break
  28. True
  29. can be undone
  30. False
  31. False
  32. baking a cake
  33. can be undone
  34. yeast
  35. cooking an egg
  36. needed
  37. a mathani (churner)
  38. True
  39. so cream does not spill
  40. True

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