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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 356 · 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: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  8. 8.🧈 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)
  9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
  16. 16.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) honey
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  18. 18.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  19. 19.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  20. 20.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  31. 31.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  33. 33.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.🔮 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
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. False
  4. needed
  5. it will not break
  6. still runny cream
  7. a jar with a tight lid
  8. a mathani (churner)
  9. we keep it the same
  10. milk turning to curd
  11. the cream temperature
  12. not needed
  13. yeast
  14. folding paper
  15. a bowl
  16. buttermilk
  17. we change it
  18. lumps of butter
  19. so cream does not spill
  20. True
  21. cannot be undone
  22. a battery cell
  23. needed
  24. rusting iron
  25. turmeric powder
  26. True
  27. yeast
  28. needed
  29. baking a cake
  30. a balloon
  31. True
  32. a mirror
  33. True
  34. False
  35. no butter forms
  36. dissolving salt
  37. True
  38. we measure it
  39. fat bits stick together
  40. cannot be undone

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