Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 140 · 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
5. 5.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
8. 8.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
10. 10.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
12. 12.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
14. 14.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
26. 26.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
30. 30.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
32. 32.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
34. 34.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) yeast
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
39. 39.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
40. 40.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

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