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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 862 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  3. 3.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  5. 5.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
  6. 6.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  8. 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  12. 12.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
  23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  25. 25.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  30. 30.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  32. 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron

Answer key

  1. cooking an egg
  2. a balloon
  3. True
  4. melting butter
  5. a mathani (churner)
  6. True
  7. it will not break
  8. fat bits stick together
  9. needed
  10. cannot be undone
  11. melting ice
  12. True
  13. time to make butter
  14. still runny cream
  15. True
  16. thick whipped cream
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. cannot be undone
  19. needed
  20. True
  21. False
  22. no butter forms
  23. True
  24. baking a cake
  25. True
  26. it takes much longer
  27. we measure it
  28. cooking an egg
  29. the cream temperature
  30. True
  31. a magnet
  32. False
  33. not needed
  34. False
  35. False
  36. needed
  37. a mirror
  38. True
  39. cannot be undone
  40. dissolving salt

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