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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 992 · 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 is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  8. 8.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  13. 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🛟 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
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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