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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 480 · 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.⚖️ 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
  2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  4. 4.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  7. 7.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
  11. 11.🛟 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
  12. 12.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ 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
  14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  17. 17.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
  27. 27.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
  28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  30. 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  38. 38.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. thick whipped cream
  3. a magnet
  4. True
  5. True
  6. needed
  7. True
  8. True
  9. melting ice
  10. freezing water
  11. so cream does not spill
  12. False
  13. False
  14. freezing water
  15. not needed
  16. the cream temperature
  17. False
  18. needed
  19. True
  20. no butter forms
  21. melting butter
  22. a battery cell
  23. not needed
  24. False
  25. lumps of butter
  26. rusting iron
  27. a mathani (churner)
  28. False
  29. browning lemon ink
  30. fat bits stick together
  31. yeast
  32. False
  33. milk turning to curd
  34. still runny cream
  35. cannot be undone
  36. we change it
  37. a mirror
  38. False
  39. a bowl
  40. time to make butter

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