Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 290 · 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 of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
2. 2.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
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 keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
13. 13.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
32. 32.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (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) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

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