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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 971 · 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.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  6. 6.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar
  12. 12.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  18. 18.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  21. 21.⚖️ 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
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  27. 27.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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