Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 396 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
4. 4.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a timer
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
13. 13.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
18. 18.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
25. 25.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
28. 28.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
32. 32.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
37. 37.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) folding paper

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