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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 554 · 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 of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
  3. 3.🧈 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
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  5. 5.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  7. 7.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  9. 9.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) yeast
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
  16. 16.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
  18. 18.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  22. 22.🛟 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
  23. 23.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
  24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  34. 34.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
  35. 35.⚖️ 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
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
  37. 37.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) freezing water

Answer key

  1. dissolving salt
  2. thick whipped cream
  3. a mathani (churner)
  4. we change it
  5. True
  6. needed
  7. False
  8. a magnet
  9. False
  10. a bowl
  11. we keep it the same
  12. we measure it
  13. not needed
  14. a timer
  15. cooking an egg
  16. it will not break
  17. no butter forms
  18. needed
  19. a magnet
  20. a jar with a tight lid
  21. freezing water
  22. so cream does not spill
  23. still runny cream
  24. False
  25. yeast
  26. the cream temperature
  27. False
  28. can be undone
  29. False
  30. False
  31. a balloon
  32. not needed
  33. rusting iron
  34. fat bits stick together
  35. False
  36. milk turning to curd
  37. True
  38. melting butter
  39. not needed
  40. baking a cake

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