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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 676 · 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 needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  3. 3.🔮 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
  4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
  5. 5.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) ice (d) clear water
  6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
  7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  11. 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
  12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
  13. 13.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  15. 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
  26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
  28. 28.⚖️ 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
  29. 29.⚖️ 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
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  35. 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
  40. 40.🧺 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

Answer key

  1. cold water to rinse
  2. a mirror
  3. no butter forms
  4. lumps of butter
  5. thick whipped cream
  6. so cream does not spill
  7. milk turning to curd
  8. False
  9. True
  10. needed
  11. it takes much longer
  12. the amount of cream
  13. True
  14. a mirror
  15. a mathani (churner)
  16. a balloon
  17. a bowl
  18. baking a cake
  19. needed
  20. rusting iron
  21. milk turning to curd
  22. needed
  23. can be undone
  24. turmeric powder
  25. turmeric powder
  26. a jar with a tight lid
  27. we change it
  28. True
  29. True
  30. melting butter
  31. the cream temperature
  32. freezing water
  33. freezing water
  34. can be undone
  35. False
  36. a battery cell
  37. needed
  38. a magnet
  39. folding paper
  40. a magnet

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