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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 422 · 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 sieve (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  3. 3.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
  6. 6.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  12. 12.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.⚖️ 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
  16. 16.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  21. 21.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
  36. 36.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
  40. 40.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a mathani (churner)
  2. time to make butter
  3. fat bits stick together
  4. so cream does not spill
  5. melting ice
  6. buttermilk
  7. still runny cream
  8. False
  9. True
  10. not needed
  11. yeast
  12. True
  13. not needed
  14. needed
  15. True
  16. False
  17. melting butter
  18. lumps of butter
  19. it takes much longer
  20. milk turning to curd
  21. thick whipped cream
  22. browning lemon ink
  23. a battery cell
  24. False
  25. melting butter
  26. a magnet
  27. it will not break
  28. turmeric powder
  29. we change it
  30. False
  31. False
  32. not needed
  33. True
  34. False
  35. a balloon
  36. False
  37. browning lemon ink
  38. True
  39. the same jar
  40. True

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