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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 195 · 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.⚖️ 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
  8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.🔮 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
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
  14. 14.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) vinegar
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
  18. 18.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a timer
  22. 22.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  24. 24.🔮 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
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  29. 29.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
  36. 36.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a balloon

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. False
  3. dissolving salt
  4. a magnet
  5. melting ice
  6. not needed
  7. we measure it
  8. it will not break
  9. not needed
  10. no butter forms
  11. False
  12. True
  13. the amount of cream
  14. a mathani (churner)
  15. turmeric powder
  16. buttermilk
  17. a battery cell
  18. False
  19. so cream does not spill
  20. not needed
  21. yeast
  22. lumps of butter
  23. fresh cream
  24. it takes much longer
  25. a balloon
  26. milk turning to curd
  27. freezing water
  28. melting butter
  29. False
  30. still runny cream
  31. False
  32. can be undone
  33. fat bits stick together
  34. can be undone
  35. browning lemon ink
  36. False
  37. cooking an egg
  38. False
  39. True
  40. a timer

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