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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 903 · 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 same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
  3. 3.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  10. 10.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🧺 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) fresh cream (d) a magnet
  12. 12.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  13. 13.🛟 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
  14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a timer
  15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) cheese
  16. 16.🧈 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)
  17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
  19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
  22. 22.⚖️ 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
  23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  24. 24.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
  33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
  34. 34.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
  36. 36.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
  40. 40.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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