Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 564 · 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.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) buttermilk
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔮 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
15. 15.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
18. 18.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
19. 19.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
34. 34.🛟 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
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a magnet
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
37. 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a timer

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