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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 918 · 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 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)
  2. 2.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a timer
  4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
  5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
  6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
  7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
  8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  9. 9.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
  10. 10.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
  11. 11.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
  14. 14.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
  17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
  20. 20.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
  23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
  25. 25.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
  26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  27. 27.⚖️ 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
  28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  29. 29.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
  31. 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
  32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  33. 33.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
  34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
  36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
  37. 37.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
  38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
  40. 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk

Answer key

  1. a mathani (churner)
  2. not needed
  3. yeast
  4. turmeric powder
  5. a balloon
  6. baking a cake
  7. we change it
  8. we keep it the same
  9. thick whipped cream
  10. the cream temperature
  11. False
  12. False
  13. folding paper
  14. needed
  15. we keep it the same
  16. time to make butter
  17. it will not break
  18. True
  19. cannot be undone
  20. False
  21. not needed
  22. a jar with a tight lid
  23. can be undone
  24. a mirror
  25. lumps of butter
  26. not needed
  27. True
  28. turmeric powder
  29. True
  30. dissolving salt
  31. so cream does not spill
  32. cannot be undone
  33. it takes much longer
  34. can be undone
  35. rusting iron
  36. freezing water
  37. still runny cream
  38. True
  39. folding paper
  40. buttermilk

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