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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 970 · 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.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
  10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  12. 12.⚖️ 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
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  21. 21.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  27. 27.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake
  29. 29.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧈 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
  34. 34.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  38. 38.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter

Answer key

  1. so cream does not spill
  2. the same jar
  3. can be undone
  4. can be undone
  5. not needed
  6. folding paper
  7. we change it
  8. cooking an egg
  9. it takes much longer
  10. it will not break
  11. time to make butter
  12. False
  13. a mirror
  14. False
  15. True
  16. a balloon
  17. we measure it
  18. needed
  19. turmeric powder
  20. a battery cell
  21. True
  22. True
  23. cannot be undone
  24. can be undone
  25. fresh cream
  26. still runny cream
  27. True
  28. how hard we shake
  29. the cream temperature
  30. yeast
  31. a balloon
  32. not needed
  33. a mathani (churner)
  34. lumps of butter
  35. no butter forms
  36. cannot be undone
  37. cooking an egg
  38. True
  39. melting ice
  40. milk turning to curd

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