Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 646 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
5. 5.🔮 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
6. 6.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
10. 10.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
14. 14.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
19. 19.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
20. 20.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
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) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
25. 25.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
27. 27.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
34. 34.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
39. 39.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
40. 40.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

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