Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 370 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
2. 2.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
10. 10.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
19. 19.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
22. 22.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
27. 27.🛟 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
28. 28.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
29. 29.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧈 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
36. 36.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
37. 37.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter

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