Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 838 · 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.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
7. 7.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
8. 8.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
11. 11.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
15. 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
25. 25.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
29. 29.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
33. 33.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
37. 37.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

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