Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 269 · 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 kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a magnet
4. 4.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
8. 8.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
13. 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
19. 19.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
22. 22.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
30. 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
34. 34.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
39. 39.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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