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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 939 · 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: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  3. 3.🔮 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
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
  8. 8.🧈 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
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  13. 13.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) the same jar
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  18. 18.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🛟 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
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  25. 25.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) oil
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.🧈 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
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a timer
  36. 36.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  37. 37.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. cannot be undone
  2. can be undone
  3. it takes much longer
  4. yeast
  5. still runny cream
  6. a magnet
  7. melting ice
  8. a mathani (churner)
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. True
  12. dissolving salt
  13. True
  14. False
  15. the cream temperature
  16. not needed
  17. no butter forms
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. folding paper
  22. not needed
  23. so cream does not spill
  24. we keep it the same
  25. buttermilk
  26. we change it
  27. we keep it the same
  28. True
  29. cannot be undone
  30. cold water to rinse
  31. fat bits stick together
  32. rusting iron
  33. turmeric powder
  34. not needed
  35. a timer
  36. needed
  37. False
  38. can be undone
  39. lumps of butter
  40. can be undone

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