Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 201 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
2. 2.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil
3. 3.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
5. 5.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
16. 16.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) cheese
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a rolling pin
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🛟 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
27. 27.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
29. 29.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a timer
38. 38.⚖️ 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
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.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper

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