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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 733 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  2. 2.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
  4. 4.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
  5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
  7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  8. 8.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) honey
  11. 11.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  12. 12.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
  15. 15.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
  17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  18. 18.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧈 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)
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
  23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
  24. 24.⚖️ 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
  25. 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
  28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  37. 37.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⚖️ 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
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
  40. 40.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. a balloon
  2. False
  3. time to make butter
  4. it will not break
  5. can be undone
  6. browning lemon ink
  7. not needed
  8. True
  9. True
  10. buttermilk
  11. lumps of butter
  12. True
  13. cannot be undone
  14. turmeric powder
  15. False
  16. melting butter
  17. still runny cream
  18. False
  19. a mathani (churner)
  20. needed
  21. yeast
  22. a magnet
  23. so cream does not spill
  24. True
  25. False
  26. False
  27. dissolving salt
  28. melting ice
  29. can be undone
  30. fresh cream
  31. how hard we shake
  32. a mirror
  33. False
  34. False
  35. not needed
  36. cannot be undone
  37. False
  38. we change it
  39. folding paper
  40. False

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