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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 895 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  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 amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
  23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  25. 25.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  26. 26.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  29. 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar
  30. 30.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  32. 32.🧈 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)
  33. 33.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  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: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. time to make butter
  2. not needed
  3. we change it
  4. no butter forms
  5. cannot be undone
  6. False
  7. still runny cream
  8. the cream temperature
  9. browning lemon ink
  10. rusting iron
  11. True
  12. True
  13. melting butter
  14. yeast
  15. we measure it
  16. melting butter
  17. False
  18. False
  19. cannot be undone
  20. can be undone
  21. not needed
  22. the same jar
  23. milk turning to curd
  24. we keep it the same
  25. so cream does not spill
  26. True
  27. it will not break
  28. dissolving salt
  29. buttermilk
  30. False
  31. cold water to rinse
  32. a mathani (churner)
  33. False
  34. False
  35. False
  36. a jar with a tight lid
  37. melting ice
  38. True
  39. False
  40. can be undone

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