Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 800 · 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: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a timer
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
7. 7.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
9. 9.⚖️ 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) time to make butter
10. 10.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.🛟 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
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
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) yeast
20. 20.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (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) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🛟 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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
29. 29.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a pressure cooker
30. 30.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
36. 36.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl

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