Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 170 · 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.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
2. 2.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
4. 4.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
10. 10.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
16. 16.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
26. 26.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
30. 30.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
32. 32.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
33. 33.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) melting butter

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