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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 14 · 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: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  9. 9.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  10. 10.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  11. 11.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  21. 21.🛟 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
  22. 22.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  27. 27.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  31. 31.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water

Answer key

  1. False
  2. needed
  3. the cream temperature
  4. folding paper
  5. cannot be undone
  6. not needed
  7. True
  8. cannot be undone
  9. lumps of butter
  10. buttermilk
  11. True
  12. a battery cell
  13. can be undone
  14. needed
  15. False
  16. a battery cell
  17. False
  18. can be undone
  19. browning lemon ink
  20. cannot be undone
  21. it will not break
  22. False
  23. not needed
  24. needed
  25. False
  26. fresh cream
  27. False
  28. it takes much longer
  29. dissolving salt
  30. we keep it the same
  31. a mathani (churner)
  32. True
  33. False
  34. True
  35. how hard we shake
  36. dissolving salt
  37. a magnet
  38. still runny cream
  39. we change it
  40. milk turning to curd

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