Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 65 · 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) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
2. 2.🧈 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)
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🛟 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
5. 5.🛟 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
6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese
9. 9.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
17. 17.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
20. 20.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ 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
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) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
24. 24.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
29. 29.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
33. 33.🔮 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
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink

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