Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 295 · 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.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
2. 2.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔮 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
6. 6.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) cold water to rinse
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
10. 10.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a bowl
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
18. 18.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
20. 20.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
22. 22.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
25. 25.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
28. 28.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
33. 33.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
34. 34.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt

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