Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 448 · 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.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
2. 2.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
7. 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
16. 16.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
18. 18.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
20. 20.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
21. 21.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
24. 24.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
26. 26.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
33. 33.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a timer
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
39. 39.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake

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