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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 528 · 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.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  13. 13.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
  16. 16.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  17. 17.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
  26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  28. 28.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
  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.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
  33. 33.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream

Answer key

  1. we keep it the same
  2. True
  3. so cream does not spill
  4. not needed
  5. milk turning to curd
  6. folding paper
  7. cooking an egg
  8. freezing water
  9. still runny cream
  10. turmeric powder
  11. False
  12. a balloon
  13. it will not break
  14. not needed
  15. a mathani (churner)
  16. not needed
  17. False
  18. we keep it the same
  19. dissolving salt
  20. milk turning to curd
  21. False
  22. rusting iron
  23. cannot be undone
  24. needed
  25. a bowl
  26. no butter forms
  27. browning lemon ink
  28. lumps of butter
  29. cooking an egg
  30. fat bits stick together
  31. False
  32. the same jar
  33. needed
  34. we keep it the same
  35. False
  36. False
  37. dissolving salt
  38. fresh cream
  39. turmeric powder
  40. time to make butter

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