Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 891 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
9. 9.⚖️ 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) the same jar
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
11. 11.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
17. 17.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) oil
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
38. 38.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
40. 40.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) powder

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