Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 455 · 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? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
3. 3.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
9. 9.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
10. 10.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
14. 14.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
27. 27.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
28. 28.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
34. 34.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
35. 35.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
38. 38.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
40. 40.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas

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