Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 664 · 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.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
2. 2.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
6. 6.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
10. 10.⚖️ 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) the same jar
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🔮 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
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
18. 18.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
25. 25.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
28. 28.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔮 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
30. 30.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
35. 35.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
37. 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False

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