Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 367 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
3. 3.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🛟 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
7. 7.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) ice (d) clear water
8. 8.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
9. 9.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
20. 20.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
23. 23.🛟 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
24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) yeast
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
28. 28.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
31. 31.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
40. 40.⚖️ 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

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