Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 310 · 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.🔮 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
2. 2.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
9. 9.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
12. 12.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
20. 20.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
23. 23.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
28. 28.🧺 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 bowl (d) a balloon
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
34. 34.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
35. 35.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
37. 37.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) ghee
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper

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