Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 317 · 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 what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
5. 5.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
6. 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a balloon
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 bowl (d) a balloon
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
11. 11.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
18. 18.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
22. 22.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
24. 24.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
28. 28.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a timer
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
39. 39.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

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