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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 873 · 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 needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
  2. 2.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  5. 5.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
  8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
  9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  10. 10.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
  13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
  16. 16.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
  18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  20. 20.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  23. 23.⚖️ 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
  24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
  25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
  28. 28.🧺 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) yeast (d) a timer
  29. 29.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
  30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) yeast
  34. 34.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  35. 35.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
  38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a magnet
  39. 39.⚖️ 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
  40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. fresh cream
  2. False
  3. it will not break
  4. freezing water
  5. time to make butter
  6. still runny cream
  7. folding paper
  8. melting butter
  9. folding paper
  10. a mathani (churner)
  11. False
  12. so cream does not spill
  13. turmeric powder
  14. it takes much longer
  15. no butter forms
  16. False
  17. baking a cake
  18. baking a cake
  19. can be undone
  20. needed
  21. not needed
  22. not needed
  23. we measure it
  24. milk turning to curd
  25. cannot be undone
  26. cannot be undone
  27. dissolving salt
  28. yeast
  29. fat bits stick together
  30. False
  31. freezing water
  32. not needed
  33. yeast
  34. needed
  35. False
  36. a mirror
  37. the cream temperature
  38. a magnet
  39. we keep it the same
  40. False

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