Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 485 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
2. 2.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
4. 4.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) honey
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
10. 10.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
12. 12.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
15. 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
16. 16.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) powder (d) clear water
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
40. 40.🧈 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)

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