Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 814 · 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.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
3. 3.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
16. 16.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
18. 18.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a rolling pin (d) a sieve
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
25. 25.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
31. 31.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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