Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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