Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 362 · 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.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
4. 4.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
7. 7.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
9. 9.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
11. 11.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
14. 14.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
18. 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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 same jar (d) how hard we shake
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
25. 25.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
33. 33.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
38. 38.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
40. 40.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

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