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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 85 · 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: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
  6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a magnet
  8. 8.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  10. 10.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
  12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
  14. 14.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
  17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
  18. 18.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
  20. 20.⚖️ 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
  21. 21.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar
  22. 22.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  24. 24.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
  26. 26.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
  27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  31. 31.🔮 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
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
  37. 37.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  38. 38.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
  39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
  40. 40.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm

Answer key

  1. True
  2. True
  3. True
  4. we measure it
  5. cooking an egg
  6. a magnet
  7. a jar with a tight lid
  8. False
  9. cannot be undone
  10. True
  11. buttermilk
  12. can be undone
  13. browning lemon ink
  14. thick whipped cream
  15. a battery cell
  16. the cream temperature
  17. so cream does not spill
  18. False
  19. a battery cell
  20. we keep it the same
  21. the same jar
  22. a mathani (churner)
  23. turmeric powder
  24. False
  25. a mirror
  26. lumps of butter
  27. False
  28. True
  29. needed
  30. cannot be undone
  31. it takes much longer
  32. not needed
  33. False
  34. browning lemon ink
  35. cannot be undone
  36. the amount of cream
  37. needed
  38. still runny cream
  39. a magnet
  40. fat bits stick together

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