Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 280 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
4. 4.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
9. 9.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
11. 11.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
18. 18.🛟 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
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
22. 22.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
26. 26.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
32. 32.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
35. 35.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
40. 40.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True

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