Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 291 · 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? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
2. 2.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
5. 5.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
7. 7.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) yeast
14. 14.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
17. 17.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
18. 18.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a mirror
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
30. 30.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
35. 35.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
36. 36.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a bowl

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