Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 333 · 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: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
4. 4.🔍 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
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
7. 7.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
9. 9.🧺 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) yeast
10. 10.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
14. 14.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) ghee
22. 22.🔮 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
23. 23.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
27. 27.🧺 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
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
33. 33.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a timer
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
36. 36.🛟 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
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a timer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink

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