Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 369 · 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: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
6. 6.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
12. 12.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
22. 22.🔍 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
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
25. 25.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
36. 36.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg

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