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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 454 · 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.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
  9. 9.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  10. 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
  15. 15.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.⚖️ 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
  17. 17.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  22. 22.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  23. 23.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  26. 26.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  34. 34.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  37. 37.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
  40. 40.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. lumps of butter
  2. not needed
  3. freezing water
  4. turmeric powder
  5. can be undone
  6. True
  7. True
  8. so cream does not spill
  9. the cream temperature
  10. we keep it the same
  11. False
  12. can be undone
  13. it takes much longer
  14. fresh cream
  15. False
  16. False
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. it will not break
  20. needed
  21. turmeric powder
  22. a mathani (churner)
  23. True
  24. a magnet
  25. time to make butter
  26. False
  27. False
  28. a battery cell
  29. can be undone
  30. needed
  31. False
  32. needed
  33. melting ice
  34. True
  35. needed
  36. freezing water
  37. True
  38. a magnet
  39. a jar with a tight lid
  40. False

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