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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 475 · 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 not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  8. 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  12. 12.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  15. 15.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  16. 16.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
  17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  19. 19.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  20. 20.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.🧺 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) a magnet
  26. 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  28. 28.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  34. 34.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. a battery cell
  2. the cream temperature
  3. not needed
  4. baking a cake
  5. cannot be undone
  6. can be undone
  7. thick whipped cream
  8. not needed
  9. we change it
  10. still runny cream
  11. baking a cake
  12. a mathani (churner)
  13. needed
  14. melting ice
  15. we keep it the same
  16. fat bits stick together
  17. we keep it the same
  18. browning lemon ink
  19. it will not break
  20. so cream does not spill
  21. we keep it the same
  22. folding paper
  23. a jar with a tight lid
  24. needed
  25. a magnet
  26. False
  27. a balloon
  28. lumps of butter
  29. needed
  30. melting butter
  31. a balloon
  32. not needed
  33. no butter forms
  34. True
  35. False
  36. True
  37. browning lemon ink
  38. a mirror
  39. not needed
  40. can be undone

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