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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 635 · 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) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
  3. 3.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  4. 4.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.⚖️ 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
  9. 9.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) yeast
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧈 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
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a timer
  16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) honey
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) cheese
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  26. 26.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
  28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
  33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  35. 35.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.⚖️ 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
  37. 37.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. melting ice
  2. it takes much longer
  3. needed
  4. True
  5. fresh cream
  6. no butter forms
  7. not needed
  8. True
  9. a mathani (churner)
  10. a timer
  11. cannot be undone
  12. True
  13. fat bits stick together
  14. we keep it the same
  15. yeast
  16. cannot be undone
  17. a bowl
  18. a jar with a tight lid
  19. a mirror
  20. buttermilk
  21. not needed
  22. False
  23. time to make butter
  24. still runny cream
  25. milk turning to curd
  26. False
  27. it will not break
  28. so cream does not spill
  29. rusting iron
  30. a battery cell
  31. we measure it
  32. cooking an egg
  33. True
  34. turmeric powder
  35. True
  36. we keep it the same
  37. False
  38. False
  39. False
  40. can be undone

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