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Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 963 · 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 a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  2. 2.🧈 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)
  3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
  4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
  5. 5.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 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
  7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
  9. 9.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
  11. 11.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🛟 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
  13. 13.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
  15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
  17. 17.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
  18. 18.⚖️ 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
  19. 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
  21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
  24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
  25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
  26. 26.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
  28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
  29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
  30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
  31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  32. 32.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
  33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
  34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
  35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
  36. 36.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
  37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
  38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
  40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

Answer key

  1. not needed
  2. a mathani (churner)
  3. cold water to rinse
  4. still runny cream
  5. False
  6. lumps of butter
  7. yeast
  8. browning lemon ink
  9. it takes much longer
  10. melting butter
  11. True
  12. it will not break
  13. True
  14. the cream temperature
  15. a magnet
  16. we keep it the same
  17. thick whipped cream
  18. False
  19. no butter forms
  20. rusting iron
  21. melting ice
  22. needed
  23. yeast
  24. turmeric powder
  25. fresh cream
  26. False
  27. dissolving salt
  28. so cream does not spill
  29. not needed
  30. a magnet
  31. can be undone
  32. needed
  33. cannot be undone
  34. freezing water
  35. a battery cell
  36. time to make butter
  37. we measure it
  38. False
  39. the amount of cream
  40. cannot be undone

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