Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 825 · 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 stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
5. 5.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
11. 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
13. 13.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
17. 17.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a rolling pin
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
22. 22.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a bowl
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
29. 29.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
34. 34.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
36. 36.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer

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