Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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