Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 631 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
11. 11.🛟 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
19. 19.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
24. 24.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
27. 27.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
28. 28.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
29. 29.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
30. 30.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
33. 33.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
37. 37.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
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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