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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 374 · 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.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  5. 5.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.🔮 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
  10. 10.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  12. 12.🔮 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
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
  22. 22.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  27. 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  32. 32.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.⚖️ 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
  34. 34.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  39. 39.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature

Answer key

  1. a mathani (churner)
  2. the cream temperature
  3. True
  4. so cream does not spill
  5. buttermilk
  6. turmeric powder
  7. we keep it the same
  8. a mirror
  9. no butter forms
  10. thick whipped cream
  11. cooking an egg
  12. it takes much longer
  13. fresh cream
  14. True
  15. False
  16. False
  17. can be undone
  18. we change it
  19. dissolving salt
  20. cold water to rinse
  21. freezing water
  22. False
  23. False
  24. browning lemon ink
  25. False
  26. can be undone
  27. not needed
  28. yeast
  29. a battery cell
  30. still runny cream
  31. a magnet
  32. True
  33. True
  34. True
  35. fat bits stick together
  36. dissolving salt
  37. baking a cake
  38. not needed
  39. False
  40. time to make butter

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