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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 641 · 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.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
  3. 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  7. 7.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  10. 10.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
  14. 14.⚖️ 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
  15. 15.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  16. 16.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  19. 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  24. 24.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  25. 25.⚖️ 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
  26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
  27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
  31. 31.⚖️ 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
  32. 32.🧈 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
  33. 33.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  40. 40.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot

Answer key

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

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