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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 271 · 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? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  2. 2.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
  3. 3.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
  4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a balloon
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  6. 6.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
  10. 10.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  27. 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  32. 32.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  35. 35.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. time to make butter
  2. fat bits stick together
  3. a mathani (churner)
  4. a timer
  5. a mirror
  6. False
  7. not needed
  8. False
  9. still runny cream
  10. True
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. needed
  13. folding paper
  14. yeast
  15. False
  16. needed
  17. cannot be undone
  18. needed
  19. True
  20. needed
  21. True
  22. milk turning to curd
  23. a magnet
  24. True
  25. we change it
  26. no butter forms
  27. True
  28. not needed
  29. False
  30. buttermilk
  31. turmeric powder
  32. False
  33. False
  34. it will not break
  35. True
  36. a magnet
  37. cold water to rinse
  38. baking a cake
  39. a mirror
  40. cannot be undone

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