Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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