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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 502 · 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
  6. 6.🧈 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)
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  8. 8.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
  17. 17.🧈 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
  18. 18.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
  22. 22.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
  24. 24.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  31. 31.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
  33. 33.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
  39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  40. 40.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. False
  3. baking a cake
  4. turmeric powder
  5. freezing water
  6. a mathani (churner)
  7. time to make butter
  8. True
  9. True
  10. it takes much longer
  11. False
  12. can be undone
  13. turmeric powder
  14. fresh cream
  15. a battery cell
  16. the amount of cream
  17. fat bits stick together
  18. False
  19. False
  20. True
  21. yeast
  22. True
  23. folding paper
  24. buttermilk
  25. not needed
  26. True
  27. melting ice
  28. a jar with a tight lid
  29. False
  30. a mirror
  31. lumps of butter
  32. no butter forms
  33. True
  34. cannot be undone
  35. not needed
  36. False
  37. needed
  38. melting butter
  39. the cream temperature
  40. False

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