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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 761 · 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 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
  2. 2.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.⚖️ 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
  4. 4.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) honey
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
  6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  7. 7.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
  11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  14. 14.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a timer
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
  19. 19.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a timer
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  24. 24.🔮 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
  25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  31. 31.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  33. 33.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
  36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.⚖️ 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
  38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
  40. 40.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter

Answer key

  1. a mathani (churner)
  2. True
  3. we change it
  4. buttermilk
  5. yeast
  6. cannot be undone
  7. False
  8. so cream does not spill
  9. it takes much longer
  10. a mirror
  11. the cream temperature
  12. folding paper
  13. turmeric powder
  14. True
  15. freezing water
  16. turmeric powder
  17. a magnet
  18. melting ice
  19. False
  20. can be undone
  21. baking a cake
  22. a balloon
  23. a magnet
  24. no butter forms
  25. still runny cream
  26. needed
  27. melting butter
  28. True
  29. the same jar
  30. rusting iron
  31. True
  32. thick whipped cream
  33. False
  34. False
  35. rusting iron
  36. False
  37. we keep it the same
  38. milk turning to curd
  39. browning lemon ink
  40. it will not break

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