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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 871 · 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 a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  6. 6.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  8. 8.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  14. 14.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  18. 18.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  20. 20.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
  27. 27.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  31. 31.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.🧈 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)
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter

Answer key

  1. melting ice
  2. not needed
  3. rusting iron
  4. we keep it the same
  5. we keep it the same
  6. True
  7. time to make butter
  8. False
  9. it will not break
  10. cannot be undone
  11. not needed
  12. cannot be undone
  13. so cream does not spill
  14. False
  15. cooking an egg
  16. a battery cell
  17. we keep it the same
  18. True
  19. fresh cream
  20. False
  21. a balloon
  22. a battery cell
  23. it takes much longer
  24. turmeric powder
  25. baking a cake
  26. still runny cream
  27. False
  28. False
  29. we change it
  30. cannot be undone
  31. False
  32. cold water to rinse
  33. not needed
  34. a mathani (churner)
  35. melting butter
  36. needed
  37. False
  38. True
  39. False
  40. fat bits stick together

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