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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 90 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  8. 8.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  12. 12.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) cheese
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) yeast
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  25. 25.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  27. 27.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧈 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
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🛟 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
  34. 34.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  36. 36.🛟 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
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it

Answer key

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

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