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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 807 · 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.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
  2. 2.🔮 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
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
  7. 7.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
  9. 9.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  10. 10.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.⚖️ 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
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
  13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
  14. 14.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
  16. 16.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
  18. 18.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
  22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
  25. 25.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  28. 28.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
  32. 32.⚖️ 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
  34. 34.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
  39. 39.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

Answer key

  1. lumps of butter
  2. no butter forms
  3. yeast
  4. a balloon
  5. we keep it the same
  6. turmeric powder
  7. True
  8. buttermilk
  9. needed
  10. False
  11. True
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. we keep it the same
  14. True
  15. melting butter
  16. False
  17. the cream temperature
  18. False
  19. not needed
  20. not needed
  21. a bowl
  22. folding paper
  23. a battery cell
  24. cold water to rinse
  25. False
  26. True
  27. cannot be undone
  28. a mathani (churner)
  29. False
  30. we measure it
  31. rusting iron
  32. we change it
  33. melting ice
  34. False
  35. still runny cream
  36. dissolving salt
  37. a mirror
  38. time to make butter
  39. True
  40. not needed

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