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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 259 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  4. 4.⚖️ 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
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a rolling pin
  12. 12.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
  13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  23. 23.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  28. 28.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  33. 33.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  39. 39.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse

Answer key

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

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