Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 532 · 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) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a rolling pin
4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
9. 9.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
10. 10.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
12. 12.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
15. 15.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
19. 19.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
20. 20.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
26. 26.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
34. 34.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) folding paper

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