Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 580 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
12. 12.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
13. 13.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
16. 16.🔍 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
17. 17.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
23. 23.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
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.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
27. 27.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
30. 30.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) yeast
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
36. 36.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
39. 39.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

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