Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 497 · 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 amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
3. 3.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
4. 4.🛟 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
9. 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) a timer
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
17. 17.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔮 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
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a timer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
21. 21.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
27. 27.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
30. 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a bowl
32. 32.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
33. 33.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
36. 36.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) yeast
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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