Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 162 · 40 questions

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.

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

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