Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 616 · 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.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
3. 3.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
7. 7.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) powder (d) ice
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
12. 12.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
19. 19.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a sieve
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
21. 21.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
23. 23.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
25. 25.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) yeast
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

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