Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 788 · 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.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
7. 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
17. 17.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
21. 21.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
28. 28.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
30. 30.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a timer
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
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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