Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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