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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 757 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  3. 3.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  7. 7.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  9. 9.⚖️ 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
  10. 10.⚖️ 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
  11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  12. 12.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
  14. 14.🛟 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
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  17. 17.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
  21. 21.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  24. 24.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  25. 25.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
  28. 28.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
  33. 33.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
  35. 35.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧈 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
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
  38. 38.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
  39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil

Answer key

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

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