Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 218 · 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: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
2. 2.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ 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 same jar (d) the cream temperature
6. 6.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
16. 16.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
24. 24.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
32. 32.🛟 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
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
35. 35.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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