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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 936 · 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? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  11. 11.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛟 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
  13. 13.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) powder (d) ice
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  32. 32.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  34. 34.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  37. 37.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. we change it
  2. True
  3. melting ice
  4. a bowl
  5. melting ice
  6. can be undone
  7. a magnet
  8. we keep it the same
  9. it takes much longer
  10. cannot be undone
  11. False
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. True
  14. lumps of butter
  15. freezing water
  16. milk turning to curd
  17. no butter forms
  18. thick whipped cream
  19. dissolving salt
  20. a battery cell
  21. can be undone
  22. turmeric powder
  23. False
  24. rusting iron
  25. cannot be undone
  26. needed
  27. a mirror
  28. can be undone
  29. False
  30. yeast
  31. it will not break
  32. time to make butter
  33. not needed
  34. False
  35. False
  36. freezing water
  37. a mathani (churner)
  38. True
  39. cold water to rinse
  40. a balloon

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