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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 394 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
  6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.🧈 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
  10. 10.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  22. 22.🛟 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
  23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  26. 26.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
  28. 28.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  40. 40.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese

Answer key

  1. turmeric powder
  2. a mirror
  3. can be undone
  4. a battery cell
  5. time to make butter
  6. fat bits stick together
  7. melting ice
  8. not needed
  9. a mathani (churner)
  10. False
  11. True
  12. False
  13. needed
  14. True
  15. False
  16. freezing water
  17. still runny cream
  18. not needed
  19. True
  20. not needed
  21. a magnet
  22. so cream does not spill
  23. it will not break
  24. cooking an egg
  25. we keep it the same
  26. True
  27. cooking an egg
  28. True
  29. the same jar
  30. yeast
  31. fresh cream
  32. needed
  33. can be undone
  34. a bowl
  35. we keep it the same
  36. a jar with a tight lid
  37. we keep it the same
  38. milk turning to curd
  39. folding paper
  40. no butter forms

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