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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 845 · 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 not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
  4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
  5. 5.🛟 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
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) yeast
  7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
  8. 8.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
  10. 10.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
  12. 12.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
  17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
  20. 20.🔮 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
  21. 21.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  23. 23.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
  26. 26.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  34. 34.⚖️ 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
  35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
  36. 36.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
  38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  39. 39.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) melting butter

Answer key

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

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