Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 325 · 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) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) cheese
3. 3.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
6. 6.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a magnet
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
16. 16.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
22. 22.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) powder (d) ice
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a timer
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
32. 32.🧈 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)
33. 33.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
37. 37.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 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
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper

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