Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 254 · 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 the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
9. 9.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
22. 22.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🛟 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
26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
31. 31.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
39. 39.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone

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