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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 914 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
  10. 10.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  14. 14.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  19. 19.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  28. 28.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  31. 31.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  35. 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
  38. 38.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. False
  3. can be undone
  4. needed
  5. turmeric powder
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. still runny cream
  8. we keep it the same
  9. freezing water
  10. True
  11. cooking an egg
  12. True
  13. it takes much longer
  14. thick whipped cream
  15. a timer
  16. we change it
  17. it will not break
  18. the amount of cream
  19. False
  20. melting ice
  21. fresh cream
  22. can be undone
  23. melting ice
  24. dissolving salt
  25. time to make butter
  26. dissolving salt
  27. baking a cake
  28. False
  29. False
  30. melting butter
  31. False
  32. True
  33. a mathani (churner)
  34. not needed
  35. True
  36. yeast
  37. a jar with a tight lid
  38. True
  39. can be undone
  40. freezing water

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