Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 911 · 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? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) yeast
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) honey
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a mirror
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
16. 16.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
19. 19.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
20. 20.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
25. 25.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
27. 27.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
28. 28.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
30. 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
35. 35.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
40. 40.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

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