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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 450 · 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 of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  2. 2.⚖️ 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
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  14. 14.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  19. 19.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  21. 21.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  23. 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
  25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  34. 34.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
  40. 40.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

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

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