Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 332 · 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.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
3. 3.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
7. 7.🧈 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)
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
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) yeast (d) fresh cream
15. 15.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a bowl
18. 18.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
22. 22.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
30. 30.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
31. 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
32. 32.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
38. 38.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
39. 39.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream

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