Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 874 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
9. 9.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
13. 13.🧺 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 balloon
14. 14.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
23. 23.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
27. 27.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter
28. 28.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
30. 30.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
33. 33.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
36. 36.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
40. 40.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

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