Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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