Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 248 · 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.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
2. 2.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
6. 6.🧺 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) a balloon
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
22. 22.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
23. 23.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
28. 28.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
32. 32.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
34. 34.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
37. 37.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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