Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 460 · 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.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
2. 2.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
4. 4.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔮 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
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
17. 17.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
19. 19.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
26. 26.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
30. 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
34. 34.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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