Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 831 · 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.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
2. 2.🔮 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
3. 3.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
9. 9.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
13. 13.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
14. 14.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
16. 16.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
23. 23.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a mathani (churner) (d) a pressure cooker
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
32. 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
35. 35.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
40. 40.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (d) the amount of cream

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