Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 87 · 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 jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
4. 4.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
8. 8.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
10. 10.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧈 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)
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
29. 29.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
38. 38.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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