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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 330 · 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.🛟 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
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  8. 8.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
  10. 10.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
  16. 16.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake

Answer key

  1. so cream does not spill
  2. False
  3. a timer
  4. still runny cream
  5. a balloon
  6. yeast
  7. milk turning to curd
  8. False
  9. yeast
  10. thick whipped cream
  11. we change it
  12. turmeric powder
  13. fresh cream
  14. not needed
  15. a mathani (churner)
  16. True
  17. can be undone
  18. False
  19. True
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. cannot be undone
  22. buttermilk
  23. can be undone
  24. True
  25. True
  26. False
  27. False
  28. False
  29. browning lemon ink
  30. it takes much longer
  31. it will not break
  32. no butter forms
  33. folding paper
  34. how hard we shake
  35. False
  36. the cream temperature
  37. False
  38. not needed
  39. a jar with a tight lid
  40. baking a cake

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