Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 257 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
2. 2.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
7. 7.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
8. 8.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
9. 9.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
16. 16.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
23. 23.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a mirror
30. 30.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
35. 35.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
37. 37.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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