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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 464 · 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) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  2. 2.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  16. 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  35. 35.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  37. 37.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
  39. 39.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

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

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