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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 849 · 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  2. 2.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) honey (d) vinegar
  3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
  4. 4.🧺 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 mirror (d) a bowl
  5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
  6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a bowl
  7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  9. 9.🛟 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
  10. 10.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
  14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
  16. 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
  17. 17.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
  18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  19. 19.⚖️ 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  22. 22.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
  25. 25.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⚖️ 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
  27. 27.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
  28. 28.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
  34. 34.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  37. 37.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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