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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 513 · 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.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
  3. 3.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  7. 7.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  9. 9.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  10. 10.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  12. 12.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
  27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
  28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
  36. 36.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ 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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. thick whipped cream
  3. True
  4. still runny cream
  5. a timer
  6. a battery cell
  7. False
  8. cold water to rinse
  9. we change it
  10. False
  11. a bowl
  12. False
  13. time to make butter
  14. milk turning to curd
  15. a mathani (churner)
  16. cannot be undone
  17. lumps of butter
  18. milk turning to curd
  19. True
  20. the cream temperature
  21. False
  22. False
  23. a magnet
  24. not needed
  25. a magnet
  26. browning lemon ink
  27. it takes much longer
  28. so cream does not spill
  29. melting ice
  30. False
  31. not needed
  32. how hard we shake
  33. cannot be undone
  34. a mirror
  35. it will not break
  36. False
  37. can be undone
  38. not needed
  39. True
  40. True

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