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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 913 · 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: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  4. 4.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  6. 6.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🔮 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  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 cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  15. 15.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  18. 18.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  26. 26.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
  27. 27.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  31. 31.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  40. 40.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. we keep it the same
  3. baking a cake
  4. time to make butter
  5. dissolving salt
  6. True
  7. False
  8. it takes much longer
  9. baking a cake
  10. a magnet
  11. it will not break
  12. needed
  13. milk turning to curd
  14. the cream temperature
  15. so cream does not spill
  16. a mirror
  17. still runny cream
  18. True
  19. needed
  20. False
  21. browning lemon ink
  22. a magnet
  23. melting butter
  24. needed
  25. fresh cream
  26. buttermilk
  27. False
  28. False
  29. a mathani (churner)
  30. no butter forms
  31. False
  32. needed
  33. True
  34. False
  35. cooking an egg
  36. rusting iron
  37. folding paper
  38. not needed
  39. the amount of cream
  40. True

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