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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 998 · 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) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  3. 3.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  7. 7.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  12. 12.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  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.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) yeast
  19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  23. 23.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  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 measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  28. 28.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  39. 39.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
  40. 40.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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