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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 531 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  2. 2.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
  3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  4. 4.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
  8. 8.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  9. 9.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  11. 11.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a mirror
  14. 14.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
  17. 17.⚖️ 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
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  20. 20.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  26. 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
  27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) honey
  28. 28.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
  29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a bowl
  32. 32.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  34. 34.🧺 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 magnet (d) fresh cream
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar

Answer key

  1. browning lemon ink
  2. fat bits stick together
  3. can be undone
  4. True
  5. we keep it the same
  6. folding paper
  7. we keep it the same
  8. the cream temperature
  9. True
  10. a battery cell
  11. we change it
  12. a balloon
  13. cold water to rinse
  14. False
  15. a mathani (churner)
  16. melting butter
  17. True
  18. not needed
  19. baking a cake
  20. True
  21. True
  22. still runny cream
  23. not needed
  24. True
  25. milk turning to curd
  26. thick whipped cream
  27. buttermilk
  28. it will not break
  29. so cream does not spill
  30. folding paper
  31. yeast
  32. lumps of butter
  33. yeast
  34. a magnet
  35. can be undone
  36. fresh cream
  37. True
  38. False
  39. True
  40. time to make butter

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