Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 776 · 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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
3. 3.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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 mirror
6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
8. 8.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
10. 10.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
15. 15.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
21. 21.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
24. 24.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔮 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
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.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
33. 33.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
39. 39.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True

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