Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 467 · 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 what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
4. 4.🛟 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
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
20. 20.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
24. 24.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
27. 27.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
29. 29.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a rolling pin
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) fresh cream

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