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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 973 · 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.🔮 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
  2. 2.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  6. 6.⚖️ 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
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  9. 9.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  22. 22.🛟 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
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  24. 24.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  30. 30.🧈 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
  31. 31.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  38. 38.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

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

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