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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 850 · 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 not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  3. 3.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  10. 10.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  14. 14.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  21. 21.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  23. 23.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  24. 24.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  28. 28.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) melting ice

Answer key

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

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