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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 894 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  6. 6.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  7. 7.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  21. 21.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  24. 24.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  31. 31.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  32. 32.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream

Answer key

  1. so cream does not spill
  2. browning lemon ink
  3. still runny cream
  4. baking a cake
  5. it will not break
  6. a mathani (churner)
  7. fat bits stick together
  8. cooking an egg
  9. not needed
  10. False
  11. cannot be undone
  12. a balloon
  13. needed
  14. a jar with a tight lid
  15. fresh cream
  16. can be undone
  17. not needed
  18. True
  19. melting ice
  20. a battery cell
  21. lumps of butter
  22. how hard we shake
  23. we keep it the same
  24. True
  25. not needed
  26. time to make butter
  27. can be undone
  28. True
  29. True
  30. folding paper
  31. thick whipped cream
  32. False
  33. can be undone
  34. we measure it
  35. the amount of cream
  36. True
  37. a magnet
  38. cannot be undone
  39. needed
  40. a balloon

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