Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 252 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
2. 2.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
4. 4.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a timer
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a mirror
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
16. 16.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
17. 17.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
21. 21.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
27. 27.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) ice (d) clear water
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
37. 37.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl

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