Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 202 · 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.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese
2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
8. 8.🛟 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
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
10. 10.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
12. 12.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
24. 24.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) oil
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
38. 38.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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