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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 900 · 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.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  14. 14.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  19. 19.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  27. 27.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  31. 31.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  34. 34.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  36. 36.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  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.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  39. 39.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. it will not break
  4. False
  5. can be undone
  6. a battery cell
  7. the same jar
  8. needed
  9. True
  10. buttermilk
  11. cannot be undone
  12. browning lemon ink
  13. still runny cream
  14. the cream temperature
  15. a mirror
  16. browning lemon ink
  17. needed
  18. milk turning to curd
  19. thick whipped cream
  20. a balloon
  21. no butter forms
  22. False
  23. False
  24. not needed
  25. True
  26. melting butter
  27. False
  28. it takes much longer
  29. folding paper
  30. folding paper
  31. True
  32. we keep it the same
  33. lumps of butter
  34. a mathani (churner)
  35. time to make butter
  36. False
  37. False
  38. we keep it the same
  39. fat bits stick together
  40. a jar with a tight lid

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