Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 215 · 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) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
2. 2.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) honey (d) vinegar
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) a timer
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
20. 20.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
23. 23.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
25. 25.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
26. 26.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
29. 29.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
32. 32.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
36. 36.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt

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